Finance and Stock

Investment (Gross Fixed) - China ranked 4th in the World

40.5% of GDP (2008 est.)

Budget

Revenues: $847.8 billion
Expenditures: $861.6 billion (2008 est.)

Public debt - China ranked 101th in the World

16.2% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices) - China ranked 97th in the World

5.9% (2008 est.)
4.8% (2007 est.)

Central bank discount rate - China ranked 130th in the World

2.79% (31 December 2008)
3.33% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate - China ranked 136th in the World

NA% (31 December 2008)
5.58% (17 December 2007)

Stock of money - China ranked 2nd in the World

$2.434 trillion (31 December 2008)
$2.09 trillion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money - China ranked 3rd in the World

$4.523 trillion (31 December 2008)
$3.437 trillion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit - China ranked 5th in the World

$5.555 trillion (31 December 2008)
$4.653 trillion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares - China ranked 3rd in the World

$6.226 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)