China GDP Pie Chart 2024

China’s GDP composition for 2024 shows a balanced economic structure with investment slightly edging out consumption as the largest component. The economy demonstrates strong performance across multiple sectors with significant contributions from both domestic demand and international trade.

China GDP composition pie chart 2024 showing consumption, investment, government, exports and imports

Figure 1: China GDP Composition Breakdown 2024 - Pie Chart Visualization

China GDP Components Table 2024

Detailed breakdown of China’s Gross Domestic Product by expenditure components:

ComponentAmount (Billion CNY)Amount (Trillions USD)Percent of GDPPie Chart Percent
Consumption53.867.4839.92%29.71%
Investment54.797.6140.60%30.22%
Government22.443.1216.63%12.38%
Exports27.023.7520.02%14.90%
Imports23.173.22-17.17%12.78%
Total GDP134.9318.75100.00%100.00%

Key Economic Insights: China 2024

  • Primary Economic Driver: Investment is the largest component of GDP at 40.60%, closely followed by consumption at 39.92%
  • International Trade: Strong trade performance with exports contributing 20.02% and imports at -17.17%, resulting in a positive net export contribution
  • Government Role: Government spending accounts for 16.63% of total economic activity
  • Economic Scale: Total GDP reaches ¥134.93 trillion (approximately $18.75 trillion)
  • Visual Representation: The pie chart uses normalized percentages to display all components positively while maintaining accurate proportions

Understanding China’s GDP Composition

This China GDP breakdown follows the standard expenditure approach, with a special note on the pie chart visualization:

  1. Investment - Business capital expenditure and fixed asset investments
  2. Consumption - Household and private consumer spending
  3. Government - Public sector spending and services
  4. Exports - Goods and services sold to other countries
  5. Imports - Goods and services purchased from other countries (subtracted from GDP)

Note: The “Pie Chart Percent” column shows normalized values where all components are displayed as positive percentages for visual clarity, while the “Percent of GDP” column reflects the actual economic contributions, including the negative value for imports.

Methodology and Data Sources

The GDP composition data follows the expenditure approach calculation method. Data is sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics of China and the World Bank Development Indicators. The pie chart percentages are normalized versions of the actual GDP contributions to create a visually coherent chart.

Note: The sum of individual components equals the total GDP in this dataset. Data represents the most recent available figures for 2024.