Our Chart of the Day is from Apollo chief economist Torsten Sløk, which shows that growth trends between the US and China are increasingly diverging.

China’s GDP growth target, announced on March 5th, is the same as last year’s, at “around 5%” (see chart 1). But that pace of expansion will be harder to achieve this year.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. China’s GDP growth rate in 2023 will likely beat the overall international average, PwC China senior economist G. Bin Zhao ...

China's economic growth is likely to rebound to 4.9% in 2023, before steadying in 2024, a Reuters poll showed, as policymakers pledge to step up support for the COVID-ravaged economy.

Chinese leaders have pledged to achieve an ambitious growth rate this year, while reshaping its economic model to focus on technology innovation.

The National Bureau of Statistics published GDP and population numbers for 2024, data that will inform policy decisions for the year ahead.

Chen Li, China's 2009–2050 Economic Growth: A New Projection Using the Marxian Optimal Growth Model, World Review of Political Economy, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Winter 2018), pp. 429-450 ...

GDP growth in China, the world’s No. 2 economy, will likely pick up in 2024 as private sector investment increases from this year’s low level and government measures to support the economy ...

Instead, China's first half 2025 growth reached 5.3 percent amid global challenges, while the US, EU and Japan all estimated to grow at less than 2 percent.

China’s GDP has long been criticized for either over- or under-estimating growth, or for smoothing out the fluctuations in real economic activities.

China has stood out as the only major economy in the world to deliver positive economic growth in the pandemic-stricken 2020 gaining from quite a few factors. The country has witnessed continued ...