Figures
1.1 GDP from 1960 to 2020: U.S. & China ($ billion) 1
1.2 GDP per capita from 1960 to 2020 â U.S. and China ($) 2
1.3 GDP growth rate (annual %) from 1960 to 2021: U.S. and China 2
1.4 Purchasing power parity for the U.S. and China from 1980 to 2020 (units) 3
1.5 Foreign direct investment net inflows from 1970 to 2020: U.S. and China 4
1.6 Net outflows of foreign direct investment 4
1.7 Volume of U.S. imports of trade goods from China 5
1.8 Gross domestic savings for China from 1978 to 2019 6
3.1 The financial system in China from 1949 to 1977 54
3.2 Gross domestic savings for China from 1960 to 1990 61
5.1 The current structure of the financial system in China 92
7.1 Total assets of banks in China (in trillion U.S. dollars) 130
7.2 Changes in annual wages in China and in the financial sector, 1980â2020 130
7.3 Comparison in net income of the âBig Fourâ and GDP of China 131
7.4 Comparison in tax for the âBig Fourâ and GDP of China 131
Tables
1.1 Forbesâ 2023 Global 2000 (China) ranking 6
5.1 The implementation of the regulatory requirement of China based on Basel III 108
7.1 Leading banks in China 2022, based on total assets 128
7.2 Total assets of the banking sector as a % of Chinaâs GDP 129
7.3 Profit growth in the banking sector in China 2012â2021 129
7.4 ICBCâs assets, 2010â2019 137
7.5 Huijinâs direct shareholding enterprises by the end of 2019 150
8.1 CMB assets, 2005â2019 158
8.2 CMB investment assets, 2015â2019 159
8.3 CMBâs top ten shareholders 159
8.4 CIB assets, 2007â2019 163
8.5 CIB investment assets, 2010â2019 163
8.6 HSBCâs assets, 2012â2019 167
9.1 The central bankâs annual basic lending rate 179