People's incomes in China showed sustained growth last year amid a continued economic recovery, with income growth of rural residents outpacing that of urban residents, official data showed on Monday.
Kang Yi, head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), briefed reporters at a press conference on China's economic performance in 2025.
"In 2025, the nationwide per capita disposable income of residents was 43,377 yuan (about 6,224 U.S. dollars), up 5 percent year on year in nominal terms, or a real increase of 5.0 percent after deducting price factors. In terms of permanent residence, the per capita disposable income in urban areas was 56,502 yuan, a nominal growth of 4.3 percent or a real growth of 4.2 percent over the previous year," Kang said.
The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 24,456 yuan, a nominal growth of 5.8 percent or a real growth of 6.0 percent over the previous year.
The median of the nationwide per capita disposable income was 36,231 yuan, a nominal increase of 4.4 percent over the previous year.
Grouped by income quintile, the per capita disposable income of low-income group reached 10,150 yuan, the lower-middle-income group 22,702 yuan, the middle-income group 35,536 yuan, the upper-middle-income group 55,586 yuan, and the high-income group 103,778 yuan.
"In 2025, the nationwide per capita consumption expenditure was 29,476 yuan, a nominal growth of 4.4 percent over the previous year, or a real growth of 4.4 percent after deducting price factors. The Engel coefficient that measures the proportion of per capita expenditure on food, tobacco, and alcohol in total per capita consumption expenditure was 29.3 percent, down by 0.5 percentage points compared with that of the previous year," said Kang.
Notably, per capita consumption of services rose 4.5 percent and accounted for 46.1 percent of total per capita consumption expenditure in 2025.
China sees sustained growth in people's incomes in 2025
