Relationships of China

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176 classified relationships · 18 with insufficient information. Lack of information does not mean neutrality.

Indicators for China

Data with their period and source. Blank cells are not zero.

Indicator	Value and source
Nominal GDPCurrent USD	19.5 trillion USD2025 · World Bank
GDP per capitaCurrent USD per person	13,861.97 USD2025 · World Bank
GDP growthAnnual real change (%)	4.96 %2025 · World Bank
Policy interest rateCentral bank instrument (%)	1.4 %2026-09-24 · PBoCRate of the official operation consulted, not the mortgage LPR or the PSL lending rate. Subsequent operations with zero volume are not converted into a 0% interest rate.
Inflation · annual averageAverage annual change in headline CPI (%)	0.06 %2025 · World Bank
Inflation · latest year-on-year figureHeadline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency stated	0.8 %2026-08 · NBS ChinaNational headline year-on-year CPI, not monthly inflation or an annual average.
Unemployment% of the labour force; definition used by the stated institution	4.62 %Estimate2025 · World Bank
Budget balanceGeneral government (% of GDP)	-7.9 %Estimate2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook
Gross public debtGeneral government (% of GDP)	99.2 %Estimate2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook
Current account balance% of GDP	3.77 %2025 · World Bank
PopulationPeople	1,406,585,0002025 · World Bank
AreaTotal area in km²; territorial coverage of the source	9,562,910 km²2023 · BM / FAO
Military expenditureCurrent USD per year; SIPRI series
Military expenditure (% of GDP)Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition

Bilateral relationships

Country	Relationship	View
Afghanistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Albania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Germany	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Andorra	Insufficient information	View on the map
Angola	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Antigua & Barbuda	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Saudi Arabia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Algeria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Argentina	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Armenia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Australia	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Austria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Azerbaijan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bahamas	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bangladesh	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Barbados	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bahrain	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belgium	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belize	Insufficient information	View on the map
Benin	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belarus	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bolivia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Botswana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Brazil	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Brunei	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bulgaria	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Burkina Faso	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Burundi	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bhutan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cape Verde	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cambodia	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cameroon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Canada	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Qatar	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Chad	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Czechia	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Chile	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cyprus	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vatican City	Cooperation	View on the map
Colombia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Comoros	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Congo - Brazzaville	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
North Korea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
South Korea	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Costa Rica	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Côte d’Ivoire	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Croatia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cuba	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Denmark	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Dominica	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ecuador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Egypt	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
El Salvador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United Arab Emirates	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Eritrea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Slovakia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Slovenia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Spain	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United States	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Estonia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Eswatini	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ethiopia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Philippines	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Finland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Fiji	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
France	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Gabon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Gambia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Georgia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ghana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Grenada	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Greece	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guatemala	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guinea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Equatorial Guinea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guinea-Bissau	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guyana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Haiti	Insufficient information	View on the map
Honduras	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Hungary	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
India	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Indonesia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iraq	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iran	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ireland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iceland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Marshall Islands	Insufficient information	View on the map
Solomon Islands	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Israel	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Italy	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Jamaica	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Japan	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Jordan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kazakhstan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kenya	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kyrgyzstan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kiribati	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kuwait	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Laos	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Lesotho	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Latvia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Lebanon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Liberia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Libya	Insufficient information	View on the map
Liechtenstein	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lithuania	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Luxembourg	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
North Macedonia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Madagascar	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malaysia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malawi	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Maldives	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mali	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malta	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Morocco	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mauritius	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mauritania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mexico	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Micronesia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Moldova	Cooperation	View on the map
Monaco	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mongolia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Montenegro	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mozambique	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Myanmar (Burma)	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Namibia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nauru	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nepal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nicaragua	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Niger	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nigeria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Norway	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
New Zealand	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Oman	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Netherlands	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Pakistan	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Palau	Insufficient information	View on the map
Palestine	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Panama	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Papua New Guinea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Paraguay	Insufficient information	View on the map
Peru	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Poland	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Portugal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United Kingdom	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Central African Republic	Insufficient information	View on the map
Congo - Kinshasa	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Dominican Republic	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Rwanda	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Romania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Russia	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Samoa	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
St. Kitts & Nevis	Insufficient information	View on the map
San Marino	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Vincent & Grenadines	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Lucia	Insufficient information	View on the map
São Tomé & Príncipe	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Senegal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Serbia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Seychelles	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sierra Leone	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Singapore	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Syria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Somalia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sri Lanka	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
South Africa	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sudan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
South Sudan	Cooperation	View on the map
Sweden	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Switzerland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Suriname	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Thailand	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tanzania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tajikistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Timor-Leste	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Togo	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tonga	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Trinidad & Tobago	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tunisia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Turkmenistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Türkiye	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tuvalu	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ukraine	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Uganda	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uruguay	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uzbekistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vanuatu	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Venezuela	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vietnam	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Yemen	Cooperation	View on the map
Djibouti	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Zambia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Zimbabwe	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail