China Forecast: Unemployment Rate

2017 - 2028 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Key information about China Unemployment Rate Forecast

  • China Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 5.200 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records no change from the last reported number of 5.300 % in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, China Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 5.200 % in Dec 2028
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Unemployment Rate

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China Forecast: Unemployment Rate

What is China's Forecast: Unemployment Rate in 2028?

China Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 5.200 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.200 2028 5.200 2027 4.900 2018 5.500 2022 % yearly 2017 - 2028

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (%) 0.000 yearly -
Albania (%) 11.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Algeria (%) 11.383 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Andorra (%) 1.675 2028 yearly 2010 - 2028
Angola (%) 0.000 yearly -
Antigua and Barbuda (%) 0.000 yearly -
Argentina (%) 7.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Armenia (%) 14.000 2028 yearly 2001 - 2028
Aruba (%) 5.091 2026 yearly 1991 - 2026
Australia (%) 4.898 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Austria (%) 5.179 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (%) 5.545 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Bahamas (%) 9.190 2028 yearly 1986 - 2028
Bahrain (%) 5.400 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Bangladesh (%) 0.000 yearly -
Barbados (%) 9.718 2028 yearly 1981 - 2028
Belarus (%) 3.455 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Belgium (%) 5.402 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Belize (%) 2.800 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Benin (%) 0.000 yearly -
Bhutan (%) 5.900 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Bolivia (%) 5.200 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 15.255 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Botswana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Brazil (%) 7.931 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Brunei (%) 4.900 2028 yearly 2011 - 2028
Bulgaria (%) 4.200 2028 yearly 1989 - 2028
Burkina Faso (%) 0.000 yearly -
Burundi (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cambodia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cameroon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Canada (%) 5.999 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Cape Verde (%) 8.500 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Central African Republic (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chad (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chile (%) 7.499 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
China (%) 5.200 2028 yearly 2017 - 2028
Colombia (%) 9.511 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Comoros (%) 0.000 yearly -
Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Costa Rica (%) 9.000 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Croatia (%) 5.581 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Cyprus (%) 5.481 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Czech Republic (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Democratic Republic of Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Denmark (%) 5.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominica (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominican Republic (%) 6.000 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Ecuador (%) 3.500 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Egypt (%) 6.679 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
El Salvador (%) 5.500 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Equatorial Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Eritrea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Estonia (%) 6.364 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Swaziland (%) 25.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Ethiopia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Fiji (%) 4.500 2028 yearly 1986 - 2028
Finland (%) 7.100 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
France (%) 6.663 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gabon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Gambia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Georgia (%) 17.516 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Germany (%) 2.963 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Greece (%) 9.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Grenada (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guatemala (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea-Bissau (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guyana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Haiti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Honduras (%) 8.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.774 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hungary (%) 3.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Iceland (%) 3.976 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
India (%) 0.000 yearly -
Indonesia (%) 5.100 2028 yearly 1984 - 2028
Iran (%) 9.779 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Iraq (%) 0.000 yearly -
Ireland (%) 4.507 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Israel (%) 4.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Italy (%) 8.250 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (%) 0.000 yearly -
Jamaica (%) 8.375 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Japan (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jordan (%) 22.850 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 4.775 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Kenya (%) 0.000 yearly -
Kiribati (%) 0.000 yearly -
South Korea (%) 3.205 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kosovo (%) 20.750 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
Kuwait (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.014 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Laos (%) 0.000 yearly -
Latvia (%) 6.402 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Lebanon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Lesotho (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Liberia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Libya (%) 0.000 yearly -

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -272,527.380 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 177,992.213 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,750,692.5 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 22.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (RMB bn) 58,979.220 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (RMB bn) 174,424.650 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (RMB bn) 45,901.290 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.732 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Export to Import Ratio (%) 133.003 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Trade Balance (USD mn) 75,340.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 303,618.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 28.1 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 26,004,555.285 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 7,336,060.515 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,671,966.370 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 228,278.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 23,784,262.340 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,976,456.488 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 42,243.658 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 14,937.852 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Export: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 113.302 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Export: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 91.599 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Export: Value (Prev Year=100) 103.783 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Import: Value (Prev Year=100) 101.558 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Import: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 98.020 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Import: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 103.609 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: Total (USD mn) 16,715.645 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: MC: Bus (USD mn) 2,372.397 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: MC: Sedan (USD mn) 1,365.371 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: Motorcycle (USD mn) 573.149 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Imports: Total (USD mn) 7,191.282 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Other, Apparatus Based on the Use of X-rays for Medical (USD th) 66,760.689 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Computed Tomography Apparatus (USD th) 92,098.563 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Massage Apparatus (USD th) 172,419.213 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 96,906.178 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 152,633.684 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Adhesive Plasters (USD th) 45,585.795 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Rod & Bar (Ton th) 68.818 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Sheet & Plate (Ton th) 557.351 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 43,300.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 55,200.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 17,500.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -22,632.239 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -10,862.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -11,769.716 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 2,382,876.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 13.7 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,331,100.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.4 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 160.975 2028 yearly 1997 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 2,856,511.882 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 55,200.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) -932,500.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Import (USD mn) -689,500.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -145,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -41,800.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 987,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -92,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -61,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) -100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 153,600.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Export (USD mn) 843,200.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) -5,300.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Non-reserve (USD mn) -43,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 84,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Asset (USD mn) -16,095.978 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Liability (USD mn) -46,104.972 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Liability (USD mn) -46,104.972 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Reserve Asset (USD mn) -12,100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 4,400.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 50,200.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -55,100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -438.385 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 30.297 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Asset (USD mn) -54,324.358 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Manufacturing (USD mn) 41,174.210 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Mfg: Comm, Computer & Other Electronic Eq (USD mn) 8,408.270 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 9,766.890 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Real Estate (USD mn) 22,467.400 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 18,874.590 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
Outward Investment: Asia: Singapore (USD mn) 8,295.380 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: Latin America: British Virgin Islands (USD mn) 9,115.950 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: Latin America: Cayman Islands (USD mn) 5,762.380 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 33,700.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Information Transmission, Software and Information Technolog... (USD mn) 4,900.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) 27,900.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 29,200.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Financial Intermediation (USD mn) 17,720.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Outward Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 97,534.230 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: United States (USD mn) 7,292.080 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Industrial Enterprise: No of Loss Making Enterprise (Unit) 103,994.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
No of Business Entity: New Registration: ytd: Company (Unit mn) 9.040 Dec 2021 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2021
QFII: Approved Investment Fund: accumulated (USD mn) 116,259.000 May 2020 monthly Jun 2003 - May 2020
QFII: No of Institution: accumulated (Unit) 281.000 Apr 2015 monthly May 2003 - Apr 2015
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 441,007.303 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,272,053.180 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,662,938.596 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.7 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1997 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,219,320.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 148,229.000 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 40,425,662.383 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 46,220,915.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 2000 - Jan 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 21.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 10,659.804 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 39,191.732 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 11,313,226.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,834,887.475 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.36 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 194.99 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Trade Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 100.025 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Lagging Index (2015=100) 99.353 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Coincident Index (2015=100) 76.044 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Leading Index (2015=100) 92.852 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020

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