Statistical Communique on National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China 2025

February 28, 2026
Xinhua
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Highlights at a glance
In 2025, as the closing year of the "14th Five-Year Plan", my country's national economic and social development has made remarkable achievements. The annual gross domestic product (GDP) reached 140.2 trillion billion yuan, an increase of 5.0 percent over the same period last year, of which the tertiary industry contributed prominently. The economic structure has been continuously optimized, the new quality productivity has grown steadily, the added value of equipment manufacturing, high-tech manufacturing and digital product manufacturing has achieved rapid growth, and the output of service robots, mobile communication base stations and other products has increased significantly. In fixed asset investment, investment in the purchase of equipment and tools grew rapidly, and new business entities remained active. In agriculture, grain production reached a new high of 0.715 billion tons, increasing production. The industrial operation was stable, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 5.9, and the automobile, electrical machinery, computer communication and other industries grew rapidly. Green development has achieved remarkable results, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP have dropped by 5.0, clean energy power generation has grown rapidly, and the production and ownership of new energy vehicles have increased significantly. People's livelihood continued to improve, 12.67 million new jobs were created in cities and towns, and the surveyed unemployment rate remained stable, but the total population of the country declined slightly and the natural growth rate was negative. Regional development has become more coordinated, the urbanization rate of the permanent population has increased to 67.89, and key regions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the Yangtze River Delta have a good growth momentum. Generally speaking, China's economy will move forward steadily on the track of high-quality development in 2025
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