China’s GDP surpassed the 140-trillion-yuan threshold for the first time according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, growing 5 percent year on year at constant prices, reflecting steady overall economic expansion.
Retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country’s consumption strength, climbed 3.7 percent year on year to reach 50.12 trillion yuan in 2025.
The country’s foreign trade expanded 3.8 percent year on year to hit a new record high of 45.47 trillion yuan in 2025. This marks the ninth consecutive year of growth for China’s foreign trade since 2017.
Grain production also remained robust. Total grain output stood at 714.88 million tonnes, up 1.2 percent from the previous year, keeping national grain output above 700 million tonnes for another consecutive year.
As 2025 marks the final year of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025), the country’s latest economic figures offer a snapshot of both annual performance and the broader outcomes of the five-year blueprint.