As of 2026, the United States maintains the world's largest nominal GDP at approximately $28.7 trillion, while China's GDP stands at roughly $23.5 trillion, though China's economy continues rapid growth with PPP-adjusted metrics showing closer parity.
United States vs China GDP 2026 — Side-by-side comparison on A Versus B
World's largest nominal economy with advanced technology and services sectors.
World's second-largest economy with rapid growth and dominant manufacturing base.
Nominal GDP 2026. GDP Per Capita 2026. Annual GDP Growth Rate (2024-2026 avg). PPP-Adjusted GDP 2026. Manufacturing Output Share (% of world). Technology/IT Sector as % of GDP. Foreign Direct Investment Inflows 2025
The United States leads in absolute nominal GDP, per capita wealth, and technology sector strength, making it the global economic powerhouse by traditional measures. However, China's faster growth rate, PPP-adjusted metrics approaching parity, and dominant manufacturing position signal its rising economic influence. Choose USA metrics if evaluating consumer spending power and innovation leadership; choose China metrics if assessing manufacturing capacity and long-term growth trajectory.
United States Economy: $30.0-30.5 trillion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 17% | China Economy: 70%
United States Economy: ~6% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: ~16% | China Economy: 35%
United States Economy: ~3.8-4.0% | China Economy: N/A
Advanced Semiconductor Market Leadership
United States Economy: Dominant (Intel, TSMC partnership, Samsung); controls cutting-edge nodes | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $30+ | China Economy: $17-18
United States Economy: 20-25% | China Economy: 70%
United States Economy: Global leader in design and manufacturing | China Economy: Limited by US export controls, advancing in AI adoption
United States Economy: Moderate exposure | China Economy: -0.5 to -2%
United States Economy: 2.2% | China Economy: 4.5-5.0%
United States Economy: $925.8 billion | China Economy: $296.5 billion
United States Economy: $4.18 trillion (2024) | China Economy: $620.1 billion
United States Economy: 0.3-0.5% | China Economy: 0.5-2.0%
United States Economy: 30.0+ | China Economy: $17.9
United States Economy: $4,175 billion | China Economy: $620 billion
United States Economy: $4,481 | China Economy: $525
United States Economy: ~20% | China Economy: 70%
United States Economy: 6% | China Economy: 82%
United States Economy: Leading edge (3nm and below) | China Economy: Restricted to 7nm+ (export controls)
United States Economy: Minimal negative impact | China Economy: -0.5 to -2.0%
United States Economy: ~10% | China Economy: ~80%
United States Economy: Leading in design and manufacturing | China Economy: Limited by US export controls
United States Economy: Minimal (exporter advantage) | China Economy: $400-800B reduction
United States Economy: 2.0-2.5% | China Economy: 4.6-4.8%
United States Economy: €925.8 billion | China Economy: €296.5 billion
United States Economy: 2.0-2.5% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 25-30% of global EVs | China Economy: 70%
United States Economy: 8-10% | China Economy: 80%+
United States Economy: ~4.0% | China Economy: ~5.2%
United States Economy: $4,175,432 million (2024) | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: €925,796.8 million | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $89,000 | China Economy: $13,500
United States Economy: $10,266.8 | China Economy: $5,708.7
United States Economy: $925.8 | China Economy: $296.5
United States Economy: Global market leader | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: Lower exposure | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: ~6% of global | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: €925.8 billion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 2.0-2.5% | China Economy: 4.5-5.0%
United States Economy: 6% | China Economy: 94%
United States Economy: Minimal | China Economy: 0.5-2.0%
United States Economy: 0.4-0.6% | China Economy: 0.2-0.3%
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Production
United States Economy: ~15% | China Economy: 94%
United States Economy: $89,000+ | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 9% | China Economy: 82%
United States Economy: 0.2-0.4pp | China Economy: 0.5-2.0pp
United States Economy: 0.3-0.5% (from AI investment) | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 2.2% | China Economy: 4.8%
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Production Share
United States Economy: 4% | China Economy: 94%
United States Economy: 15% | China Economy: 70%
United States Economy: 12% | China Economy: 80%
United States Economy: $50-150B | China Economy: $400-800B
United States Economy: $31.5 trillion | China Economy: $45.78 trillion
United States Economy: 2.1% | China Economy: 6.0%
United States Economy: 1st | China Economy: 2nd
United States Economy: 123% | China Economy: 84%
United States Economy: 345 million | China Economy: 1,420 million
United States Economy: $809 billion | China Economy: $680 billion
United States Economy: ~4.0% | China Economy: ~5.5%
United States Economy: AI, semiconductors, cloud, fintech | China Economy: EV manufacturing, 5G, solar, semiconductors
United States Economy: $35,000-45,000 | China Economy: $16,800 (119,800 yuan)
United States Economy: $94,430 | China Economy: $14,874
United States Economy: $11.1 trillion ahead | China Economy: $11.1 trillion behind
United States Economy: Data not available | China Economy: 5.0%
United States Economy: Data not available | China Economy: 6.1%
United States Economy: ~25-26% of global GDP | China Economy: ~16-17% of global GDP
United States Economy: Data not available | China Economy: 0.9% CPI
United States Economy: 1st | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 1st (maintained) | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: ~1.8% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 26.2% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: Not specified | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $28.0 trillion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $85,000 | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $31 trillion | China Economy: $18.7 trillion
United States Economy: €10,217,935.3 million | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $3,981 | China Economy: €467
United States Economy: 44.5 | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: ~2.8% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 1 EUR = 1.1797 USD | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $32.38 trillion | China Economy: $20.85 trillion
United States Economy: 2.0-2.4% | China Economy: 3-4%
United States Economy: 2.0% | China Economy: Data not available
United States Economy: $96,500+ | China Economy: $14,800+
United States Economy: $11.53 trillion lead | China Economy: 36% smaller than US
United States Economy: $27.23 trillion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 122.27% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 37.74% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $925.8 billion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 3.5% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $76,398 | China Economy: $12,720
United States Economy: 337 million | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 2.8% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 11.8% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 26.3% | China Economy: 14.3%
United States Economy: 38.5 years | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $27.4 trillion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 4.2% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 2.9% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $156 billion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 167 companies | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 11.2% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $82,000 | China Economy: $12,700
United States Economy: $28.3 trillion | China Economy: $17.9 trillion
United States Economy: $86,400 | China Economy: $16,700
United States Economy: 2.5% | China Economy: 5.0%
United States Economy: $2.4 trillion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $285 billion (2023) | China Economy: $163 billion
United States Economy: $82,500 | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 4.1% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 123% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $62,400 | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 339 million | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 65% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 2.5% | China Economy: 4.8%
United States Economy: $81,000 | China Economy: $12,720
United States Economy: $0.13 trillion | China Economy: $3.24 trillion
United States Economy: 16% | China Economy: 28%
United States Economy: 123% | China Economy: 282%
United States Economy: $2.1 trillion | China Economy: $3.6 trillion
United States Economy: 3.5% | China Economy: $652 billion
United States Economy: 2.1% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $76,398 | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 16.3% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 123.5% | China Economy: 77%
United States Economy: $12.8 trillion | China Economy: $4.2 trillion
United States Economy: 340 million | China Economy: 1,420 million
United States Economy: 3.9% | China Economy: 5.1%
United States Economy: 31% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 21% of electricity | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $28.7 trillion | China Economy: $17.9 trillion
United States Economy: 136 companies | China Economy: 142 companies
United States Economy: $2.1 trillion | China Economy: $3.8 trillion
United States Economy: $33.2 trillion | China Economy: $10.8 trillion
United States Economy: 2.1% | China Economy: 4.8%
United States Economy: 11.2% | China Economy: 28.4%
United States Economy: 80.1% | China Economy: 54.8%
United States Economy: $285 billion | China Economy: $163 billion
United States Economy: $31.2 trillion | China Economy: $22.8 trillion
United States Economy: 17% | China Economy: 28%
United States Economy: -$73 billion deficit | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 12% | China Economy: 28%
United States Economy: 4.0% | China Economy: 5.1%
United States Economy: -$773 billion (deficit) | China Economy: +$632 billion (surplus)
United States Economy: 129% | China Economy: 77%
United States Economy: $2.3T | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 2.5% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 11.5% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 123% | China Economy: 77%
United States Economy: $820 billion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 625,000 | China Economy: 1,200 thousand
United States Economy: $27.4 trillion | China Economy: $28.3 trillion
United States Economy: 2.7% | China Economy: 5.0%
United States Economy: 8.2% | China Economy: 14.8%
United States Economy: $27.4 trillion | China Economy: $34.7 trillion
United States Economy: -$773 billion | China Economy: +$631 billion
United States Economy: $285 billion | China Economy: $189 billion
United States Economy: 2.5% | China Economy: 5.1%
United States Economy: -$773 billion deficit | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: +0.4% (growing) | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $27.4 trillion | China Economy: $17.9 trillion
United States Economy: $2.3 trillion | China Economy: $4.1 trillion
United States Economy: 130% | China Economy: 77%
United States Economy: $60,500 | China Economy: $11,500
United States Economy: 0.38 million | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $809 billion | China Economy: $696 billion
United States Economy: 17% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 9.8% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $42.8 trillion | China Economy: $15.2 trillion
United States Economy: 16% | China Economy: 28.3%
United States Economy: $7.1 trillion | China Economy: $6.8 trillion
United States Economy: $27.4 trillion | China Economy: $23.5 trillion
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (2024)
United States Economy: $269 billion | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: $27.9 trillion | China Economy: $27.4 trillion
United States Economy: 63.0% | China Economy: N/A
Tech Sector Market Capitalization (Top 7 Companies)
United States Economy: $14.2 trillion | China Economy: $2.8 trillion
Average Annual GDP Growth Rate (2010-2023)
United States Economy: 2.4% | China Economy: 6.8%
United States Economy: $28.2 trillion | China Economy: $31.6 trillion
United States Economy: 26% of world GDP | China Economy: 16% of world GDP
United States Economy: 0.41 | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 17.3% | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: -$773B | China Economy: N/A
United States Economy: 38.4 | China Economy: 38.8
United States Economy: 398,144 | China Economy: 687,231
United States Economy: 209 million | China Economy: 920 million
United States Economy: $12.4 trillion | China Economy: $3.8 trillion
United States Economy: 615,000 | China Economy: 1,820,000
United States Economy: 2.9% | China Economy: 0.2%
United States Economy: $0.13 trillion | China Economy: $3.2 trillion
United States Economy: 11.8% | China Economy: 28.4%
United States Economy: 415,000 | China Economy: 1,200,000
United States Economy: $42.3 trillion | China Economy: $8.7 trillion
United States Economy: $120,000 | China Economy: $38,000
United States Economy: $76,500 | China Economy: $12,800
United States Economy: 680 GW | China Economy: 1,480 GW
United States Economy: 8.2% | China Economy: 12.4%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 4.2%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: $89 billion
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: $163.5 billion
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 4.6-4.8%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 80%+
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: $400-800B
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: $17.7 trillion
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 4.7%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 80%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: Limited by US export controls
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: $17.9 trillion
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (Annual)
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 28% (diversified)
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: $12,700
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 5.0%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 5.1%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 28%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: $189 billion
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 14%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 282%
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: +$631 billion (surplus)
United States Economy: N/A | China Economy: 8.7%
How to choose between United States Economy and China Economy
Compare United States Economy vs China Economy
United States vs China GDP 2026 — Structured Comparison Data
Machine-readable comparison dataset for United States vs China GDP 2026. Contains 241 attribute comparisons, 5 FAQ pairs.
Will China's GDP surpass the US economy by 2030?
China's nominal GDP is unlikely to surpass the US by 2030 based on current trajectories. While China grows at 5.1% annually versus the US at 2.4%, the $5.2 trillion gap would require sustained acceleration or US slowdown. However, PPP-adjusted measures already show near-parity, suggesting China's economic influence in real purchasing power terms is rapidly approaching US levels.
Why does the US have higher per capita GDP despite lower population?
The US GDP per capita of $86,400 versus China's $16,700 reflects structural differences: the US has mature, high-productivity service and technology sectors, higher worker wages averaging $60,000+, and established infrastructure. China's per capita is depressed by its massive population (1.4 billion) and remaining rural agricultural sector (15% of population). As China urbanizes and wages rise, this gap narrows gradually.
How does China dominate manufacturing with lower nominal GDP?
China controls 28.3% of global manufacturing because it has invested heavily in manufacturing infrastructure, supply chains, and labor-intensive production for decades. Manufacturing is lower-margin than services and technology, so it requires larger revenue to generate comparable GDP contribution. The US focuses on higher-margin sectors like finance and technology, making its economy more valuable despite smaller manufacturing share.
What is PPP-adjusted GDP and why does it matter?
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) adjusts GDP for cost-of-living differences between countries. A dollar buys more in China than the US, so PPP-adjusted GDP of $27.4 trillion reflects real purchasing power. This metric shows China's true economic scale for domestic consumption, while nominal GDP shows which economy generates more dollars—both metrics are valid for different purposes.
Is the US economy stronger if it has higher nominal GDP but slower growth?
Both metrics tell different stories. The US has a stronger current position with higher nominal GDP, per capita wealth, and institutional stability attracting $285 billion in annual investment. However, China's 5.1% growth rate suggests faster future expansion and rising influence. A mature economy (US) typically grows slower than an emerging one (China), so both are healthy indicators for their respective development stages.
How to Choose Between United States Economy and China Economy
Nominal GDP 2026: United States Economy has $28.7 trillion USD, while China Economy has $23.5 trillion USD.
GDP Per Capita 2026: United States Economy has $86,400 USD, while China Economy has $16,700 USD.
Consider: Annual GDP Growth Rate (2024-2026 avg)
Annual GDP Growth Rate (2024-2026 avg): United States Economy has 2.4%, while China Economy has 5.1%.
PPP-Adjusted GDP 2026: United States Economy has $28.9 trillion USD, while China Economy has $27.4 trillion USD.
Consider: Manufacturing Output Share (% of world)
Manufacturing Output Share (% of world): United States Economy has 12.4%, while China Economy has 28.3%.
Consider: Technology/IT Sector as % of GDP
Technology/IT Sector as % of GDP: United States Economy has 11.2%, while China Economy has 8.7%.
Consider: Foreign Direct Investment Inflows 2025
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows 2025: United States Economy has $285 billion USD, while China Economy has $163 billion USD.