China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5% in 2025 year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
In terms of quarterly performance, the GDP grew by 5.4% year-on-year in the first quarter, 5.2% in the second quarter, 4.8% in the third quarter, and 4.5% in the fourth quarter.
The annual per capita GDP was 99,665 yuan, an increase of 5.1% compared to the previous year. The Gross National Income (GNI) was 13,937 billion yuan, also up by 5.1% year-on-year. Overall labor productivity reached 184,413 yuan per person, improving by 6.1% compared to the previous year.
The value added of the primary industry was 933.47 billion yuan, growing by 3.9% year-on-year; the value added of the secondary industry was 4,996.53 billion yuan, increasing by 4.5%; and the value added of the tertiary industry was 8,088.79 billion yuan, rising by 5.4%.
The share of the value added of the primary industry in the GDP was 6.7%, while the secondary industry accounted for 35.6%, and the tertiary industry represented 57.7%. Final consumption expenditure contributed 2.6 percentage points to GDP growth, gross capital formation contributed 0.8 percentage points, and net exports of goods and services contributed 1.6 percentage points to GDP growth.

