Moneywise: China or US?
It's all about the money, isn't it? Keeping in mind that many, including China’s National Bureau of Statistics itself, have questioned the reliability of Chinese economic statistics, here's how China and the US stack up, right next to each other. All statistics are for 2005 unless otherwise noted.
GDP
China: $9.412 trillion (PPP*) | US: $12.41 trillion
Rank in size of GDP
China: 2nd (PPP) | US: 1st
Per capita GDP (PPP)
China: $7,204 | US: $41,800
Per capita GDP if foreign trade were subtracted
China: $231 | US: $31,804
GDP growth rate
China: 10.2% | US: 3.0%
Trade
China: $102 billion surplus | US: $726 billion deficit
Daily Oil Consumption
China: 6.391 million barrels | US: 20.03 million barrels (2003)



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