Gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices of China and the U.S. 2005-2035

Between 2005 and 2020, the GDP of China grew from 2.3 trillion to 14.9 trillion U.S. dollars. During the same time period the GDP of the United States grew from 13 trillion to 20.8 trillion dollars. It is estimated that, by 2030, China will overtake the U.S. as the world's largest economy, with a GDP of 33.7 trillion dollars, compared to 30.5 trillion dollars; this margin of more than three trillion is predicted to increase to almost 13 trillion over the subsequent five year period.

自2005年至2020年，我国国内生产总值（GDP）从23万亿人民币增长至149万亿人民币。同期，美国GDP亦从130万亿人民币增长至208万亿人民币。据预测，至2030年，我国将超越美国，成为世界最大经济体，届时GDP将达到337万亿人民币，而美国则为305万亿人民币；预计这一超过三万亿的差距将在接下来的五年内扩大至近13万亿人民币。