Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	18,700,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	38,200,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	4.98 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	13,300 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	0.218 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	4.62 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	3,750,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	3,220,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	6.78 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	36.5 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	56.7 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizer; consumer products (including footwear, toys, and electronics); food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, railcars and locomotives, ships, aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellitesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	maize, rice, vegetables, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, cucumbers/gherkins, tomatoes, watermelons, pork (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	broadcasting equipment, computers, integrated circuits, garments, machine parts (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	USA 13%, Hong Kong 8%, Japan 5%, Germany 5%, S. Korea 4% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	S. Korea 7%, USA 7%, Japan 6%, Australia 6%, Russia 6% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	36 indexWorld Bank WDI [2022]
GDP per capita (1913)	985 int$ (2011)Maddison Project [1913]
Leading mineral commodity	coal (4,710,000,000 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.68 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.304 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–36 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2022] 36 index
Top export partners	USA (12.6%) China, Hong Kong SAR (7.7%) Japan (4.5%) Viet Nam (4.4%) Germany (4.1%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	USA (6.9%) / Rep. of Korea (6.5%) / Russian Federation (6.2%) / Australia (6.0%) / Japan (5.9%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Cereals, primary / Hen eggs in shell, fresh / Vegetables Primary / Maize (corn) / Fruit PrimaryFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	214 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	183 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	83.2 %WB GFDD [2020]
Financial account ownership	89.4 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	No authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bank	40.7 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found