Country comparison China vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,327,917Mchart€3,368,254M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$18,743,802Mchart$3,694,543M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,304chart€48,6562024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,314chart$52,6482024GDP per capita [+]
€882,319M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202415,303,863chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202416,559,622chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202488.32%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,867chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,759chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,272,421chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,376,830chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.34%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,708,691.6chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,177,118.3chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023675,907.4chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023712,019.8chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.91%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023573,436.5chart304,812,258,156.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023620,062.8chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.37%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024296,532.1chart76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024320,762.1chart84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%chart5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.95%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,054chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,386chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€479chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$519chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€403chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$436chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€211chart€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$228chart$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/26/2025A1Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/21/2017A+AA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/19/2019A+AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201928ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202464.4chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202490ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202411ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.1%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q44.1%chart4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$271.8chart$2,608.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€245.8chart€2,512.12025NMW [+]
$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201734ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Chinese yuan [+]02/09/20268.2281chart0.870102/09/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20266.9286chart0.733102/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.51%02/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
16802/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20264.15%chart5.22%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20240.2%chart3.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.9%chart0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/20/20253.00%chart3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201946ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.2%chart-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202326,062,824chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202321.35chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,160,966chart1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020225.22chart639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202320.4%chart34.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202013.00%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20207,967,000chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,125,177.6Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,379,254.5Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202318.50%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,364,343.8Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,556,565.0Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.00%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€760,833.8Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$823,222.7Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.50%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 202310.6%chart1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201552ºchart10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024147chart2802023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202489ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201763,859.7chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.07%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.74%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.39‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,827.8chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.87‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.00chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20200%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,408,280,000chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,039,675chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202010,461,170chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.788chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024106ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.95chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015138,622chart5,8672021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.02chart8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20207,157chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.50chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.24chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,234chart5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202126,022.6chart2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20238,920,321chart262,5182023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20239,259,055chart267,7162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026122,398chart232,11201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202699,381,761chart25,107,98301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/20/20231,284,479,600chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202686.91chart3,400.1601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/20/20233,516,880,600chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
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