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Economic Indicator: Gross Domestic Product (PPP, Official Exchange Rate, Real Growth Rate and Per Capita)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Yuan Renminbi
Currency Symbol: RMB
GDP (purchasing power parity): $10.09 trillion (2010 est.) $9.144 trillion (2009 est.) $8.374 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate): $5.878 trillion note: because China's exchange rate is determine by fiat, rather than by market forces, the official exchange rate measure of GDP is not an accurate measure of China's output; GDP at the official exchange rate substantially understates the actual level of China's output vis-a-vis the rest of the world; in China's situation, GDP at purchasing power parity provides the best measure for comparing output across countries (2010 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 10.3% (2010 est.) 9.2% (2009 est.) 9.6% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $7,600 (2010 est.) $6,900 (2009 est.) $6,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 9.6% industry: 46.8% services: 43.6% (2010 est.)