China Forecast: Unemployment Rate

2017 - 2031 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Key information about China Unemployment Rate Forecast

  • China Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 5.100 % in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records no change from the last reported number of 5.100 % in Dec 2025
  • Looking ahead, China Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 5.100 % in Dec 2031
  • 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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What is China's Forecast: Unemployment Rate in 2031?

China Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 5.100 % in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.100 2031 5.100 2030 4.930 2018 5.617 2020 % yearly 2017 - 2031

Forecast: Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (%) 0.000 yearly -
Albania (%) 8.700 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Algeria (%) 11.383 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Andorra (%) 1.500 2031 yearly 2010 - 2031
Angola (%) 0.000 yearly -
Antigua and Barbuda (%) 0.000 yearly -
Argentina (%) 6.500 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Armenia (%) 12.100 2031 yearly 2001 - 2031
Aruba (%) 4.823 2030 yearly 1986 - 2030
Australia (%) 4.457 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Austria (%) 5.179 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (%) 4.977 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Bahamas (%) 9.001 2031 yearly 1986 - 2031
Bahrain (%) 6.200 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 0.000 yearly -
Barbados (%) 6.805 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Belarus (%) 2.889 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Belgium (%) 5.800 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Belize (%) 2.600 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Benin (%) 0.000 yearly -
Bhutan (%) 3.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 4.500 2026 yearly 2000 - 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.600 2031 yearly 1995 - 2031
Botswana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Brazil (%) 7.400 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Brunei (%) 4.748 2031 yearly 2011 - 2031
Bulgaria (%) 3.200 2031 yearly 1989 - 2031
Burkina Faso (%) 0.000 yearly -
Burundi (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cambodia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cameroon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Canada (%) 6.004 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Cape Verde (%) 8.500 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Central African Republic (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chad (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chile (%) 7.353 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
China (%) 5.100 2031 yearly 2017 - 2031
Colombia (%) 10.000 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Comoros (%) 0.000 yearly -
Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Costa Rica (%) 8.500 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Croatia (%) 4.700 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Cyprus (%) 4.733 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
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 (%) 5.000 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Ecuador (%) 3.100 2031 yearly 1988 - 2031
Egypt (%) 9.454 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
El Salvador (%) 4.780 2031 yearly 1988 - 2031
Equatorial Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Eritrea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Estonia (%) 6.209 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Swaziland (%) 25.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Ethiopia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Fiji (%) 4.500 2031 yearly 1986 - 2031
Finland (%) 7.100 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
France (%) 6.663 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gabon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Gambia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Georgia (%) 13.900 2031 yearly 1996 - 2031
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 (%) 6.500 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.667 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Hungary (%) 3.800 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Iceland (%) 4.000 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
India (%) 0.000 yearly -
Indonesia (%) 4.700 2031 yearly 1984 - 2031
Iran (%) 9.000 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Iraq (%) 0.000 yearly -
Ireland (%) 4.507 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Israel (%) 3.600 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Italy (%) 8.250 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (%) 0.000 yearly -
Jamaica (%) 3.400 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Japan (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jordan (%) 21.325 2031 yearly 1984 - 2031
Kazakhstan (%) 4.353 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Kenya (%) 0.000 yearly -
Kiribati (%) 0.000 yearly -
South Korea (%) 2.800 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Kosovo (%) 10.875 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Kuwait (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.983 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Laos (%) 0.000 yearly -
Latvia (%) 6.256 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Lebanon (%) 11.543 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Lesotho (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Liberia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Libya (%) 0.000 yearly -

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China Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -36,951.234 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 163,973.762 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 5,896,064.4 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (RMB bn) 62,904.803 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (RMB bn) 240,212.113 2031 yearly 1995 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (RMB bn) 47,721.539 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
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) 51,129.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 321,032.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 28.1 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 22,066,381.329 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,909,655.819 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 32,447,468.788 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 269,903.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 23,148,593.195 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 21,414,165.035 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 29,447.695 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 12,611.156 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2026
Trade Index: Export: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 143.400 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Trade Index: Export: Value (Prev Year=100) 136.100 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Trade Index: Export: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 94.900 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Trade Index: Import: Value (Prev Year=100) 110.900 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Trade Index: Import: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 102.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Trade Index: Import: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 108.100 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Automobile: Exports: Total (USD mn) 23,306.742 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Automobile: Exports: MC: Bus (USD mn) 3,368.906 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Automobile: Exports: MC: Sedan (USD mn) 1,155.309 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Automobile: Exports: Motorcycle (USD mn) 927.176 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Automobile: Imports: Total (USD mn) 2,922.705 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
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) 52.027 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Sheet & Plate (Ton th) 423.755 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 148.600 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 152.200 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 40,435.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 243,821.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 46,353.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -19,981.674 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 22,643.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -42,625.095 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 2,328,829.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.9 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,316,900.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 6.8 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 781.735 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,071,267.135 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Foreign Debts: Qtr: Long Term (USD mn) 1,011,900.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Debts: Qtr: Total (USD mn) 2,328,829.323 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Export (USD mn) 1,028,440.996 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) -996,990.027 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Import (USD mn) -718,166.051 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -115,542.108 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) -6,326.802 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 1,240,811.052 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 108,433.674 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -48,521.391 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 13,275.798 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 310,274.945 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 19.237 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -24,881.524 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) -57.897 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 243,821.025 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liability (USD mn) -9,382.539 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Non-reserve (USD mn) -229,073.448 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -156,955.066 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 6,948.996 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -77.135 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -9,008.730 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Asset (USD mn) -5,680.950 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -234,754.398 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Liability (USD mn) -9,382.539 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Asset (USD mn) -219,690.909 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Asset (USD mn) -225,371.859 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 90,660.584 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
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: Latin America: British Virgin Islands (USD mn) 2,912.960 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Asia: Singapore (USD mn) 17,888.470 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: United States (USD mn) 6,631.730 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 116,120.180 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Latin America: Cayman Islands (USD mn) 8,866.250 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 38,068.900 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Information Transmission, Software and Information Technolog... (USD mn) 6,968.680 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Financial Intermediation (USD mn) 23,778.390 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Outward Investment: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 40,345.870 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) 37,537.930 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Industrial Enterprise: No of Loss Making Enterprise (Unit) 172,676.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2026
No of Business Entity: New Registration: ytd: Company (Unit mn) 9.040 Dec 2021 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2021
QFII: No of Institution: accumulated (Unit) 281.000 Apr 2015 monthly May 2003 - Apr 2015
QFII: Approved Investment Fund: accumulated (USD mn) 116,259.000 May 2020 monthly Jun 2003 - May 2020
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 494,799.614 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 15,961,806.433 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 47,147,450.485 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.5 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 6.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,342,123.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 12.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 342,763.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 49,638,602.204 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 56,881,678.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 7.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 18.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 11,503.677 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 39,269.864 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 12,114,835.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 40,665,896.057 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.69 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 198.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Trade Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 323.894 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -0.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
BCI: Industry: Manufacturing (NA) 112.700 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
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
5000 Indu Enterprises: DI: General Business Condition (%) 50.500 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1992 - Dec 2025

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