China and Burundi: similar GDP per person in 1990, 23.5 times apart in 2025
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Output per person a year, in 2021 dollars adjusted for price differences: $1,700 in China and $1,500 in Burundi in 1990; $25,100 and $1,100 in 2025. China grew 15-fold; Burundi fell 27%.
Source: World Bank (WDI, ITU and UNESCO data); UN WPP 2024Open on the chart →