China GDP growth (YoY)

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4.5%
3Q 2026 · prior 4.3%

China GDP growth (YoY): 4.5% in 3Q 2026, up from 4.3% in 2Q 2026.

Above expectations (~4.4% expected). Reported by money.usnews.com, kfgo.com, econotimes.com.

About this series

Gross domestic product is the value of everything an economy produces. This series shows the change from a year earlier.

Recent readings

PeriodFirst printLatestChange
3Q 20264.5%4.5%+0.2
2Q 2026—4.3%−0.7
1Q 2026—5.0%+0.5
4Q 2025—4.5%−0.3
3Q 2025—4.8%−0.4
2Q 2025—5.2%−0.2
1Q 2025—5.4%0
4Q 2024—5.4%+0.8
3Q 2024—4.6%−0.1
2Q 2024—4.7%−0.6
1Q 2024—5.3%0
4Q 2023—5.3%+0.3

Release schedule: National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn) History: Source: OECD (2026), OECD Data Explorer (https://data-explorer.oecd.org), from national sources; some series rounded by Chartlas to the national release's precision.