Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in China

China: Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency was 0.0158 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0158 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
67th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.0158 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in China, 1970–2019

00.0050.010.015197019942019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

China recorded 0.0158 units per square kilometre for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in China peaked at 0.0158 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places China 67th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in China, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre in China, 1970 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0001 units per square kilometre
1971 0.0001 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1972 0.0001 units per square kilometre +5.1%
1973 0.0001 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1974 0.0001 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1975 0.0001 units per square kilometre +5.7%
1976 0.0001 units per square kilometre +6.1%
1977 0.0001 units per square kilometre +6.3%
1978 0.0001 units per square kilometre +5.5%
1979 0.0001 units per square kilometre +9.4%
1980 0.0001 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1981 0.0001 units per square kilometre +10.3%
1982 0.0002 units per square kilometre +7.5%
1983 0.0002 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1984 0.0002 units per square kilometre +17.7%
1985 0.0002 units per square kilometre +17.2%
1986 0.0003 units per square kilometre +15.0%
1987 0.0003 units per square kilometre +16.0%
1988 0.0004 units per square kilometre +20.6%
1989 0.0005 units per square kilometre +18.4%
1990 0.0005 units per square kilometre +12.7%
1991 0.0006 units per square kilometre +14.3%
1992 0.0007 units per square kilometre +19.3%
1993 0.0009 units per square kilometre +32.2%
1994 0.0011 units per square kilometre +23.6%
1995 0.0013 units per square kilometre +18.7%
1996 0.0015 units per square kilometre +14.3%
1997 0.0017 units per square kilometre +11.2%
1998 0.0018 units per square kilometre +7.9%
1999 0.002 units per square kilometre +9.4%
2000 0.0023 units per square kilometre +13.0%
2001 0.0025 units per square kilometre +9.4%
2002 0.0027 units per square kilometre +10.4%
2003 0.0031 units per square kilometre +12.1%
2004 0.0036 units per square kilometre +16.4%
2005 0.004 units per square kilometre +11.0%
2006 0.0044 units per square kilometre +10.2%
2007 0.0051 units per square kilometre +16.1%
2008 0.006 units per square kilometre +17.4%
2009 0.0063 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2010 0.0073 units per square kilometre +14.8%
2011 0.0083 units per square kilometre +15.1%
2012 0.0091 units per square kilometre +9.3%
2013 0.0099 units per square kilometre +8.1%
2014 0.0105 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2015 0.0107 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2016 0.0113 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2017 0.0129 units per square kilometre +13.6%
2018 0.0146 units per square kilometre +13.2%
2019 0.0158 units per square kilometre +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.004 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 64 Burkina Faso 0.0194 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 65 North Macedonia 0.0174 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 66 Algeria 0.0163 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0158 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 69 Iceland 0.0158 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 70 Netherlands 0.0153 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in China?
Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in China was 0.0158 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0158 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does China rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
China ranks 67th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
175 places, 7,873 data points, 1961–2019
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Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.