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China – Physicians

Name: China Physicians
Creator: World Bank
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Practicing physicians per 1,000 people. Includes generalists and specialist medical practitioners providing direct patient care. · World Bank

3.11 +0.60 from 2021 G20 rank: 49th · all-time high: 3.11 (2022)

APA

China Physicians. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/china/physicians

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_china_physicians,
  title = {China Physicians},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/china/physicians},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025* trend	3.60	–	–
2022	3.11	+0.60	49th
2021	2.52	+0.13	62nd
2020	2.39	+0.13	65th
2019	2.26	+0.13	67th
2018	2.12	+0.12	70th
2017	2.00	+0.12	74th
2016	1.89	+0.09	71st
2015	1.80	+0.09	71st
2014	1.71	+0.05	78th
2013	1.66	+0.10	73rd
2012	1.56	+0.08	73rd
2011	1.49	+0.03	75th
2010	1.46	+0.04	73rd
2009	1.42	+0.08	70th
2008	1.34	+0.05	75th
2007	1.29	+0.02	70th
2006	1.27	+0.03	70th
2005	1.24	+0.02	68th
2004	1.22	+0.03	73rd
2003	1.19	+0.05	68th
2002	1.14	−0.14	70th
2001	1.28	+0.02	68th
2000	1.26	+0.02	70th
1999	1.24	+0.03	58th
1998	1.21	−0.00	58th
1997	1.21	+0.01	64th
1996	1.20	+0.01	57th
1995	1.19	+0.06	64th
1990	1.13	−0.41	63rd
1989	1.54	+0.07	23rd
1988	1.47	+0.10	25th
1987	1.37	+0.02	33rd
1986	1.35	+0.02	35th
1984	1.33	+0.01	27th
1983	1.32	+0.02	24th
1982	1.30	+0.05	26th
1981	1.25	+0.13	31st
1979	1.12	+0.09	27th
1977	1.03	+0.03	26th
1976	1.00	+0.04	26th
1975	0.96	+0.04	27th
1974	0.92	+0.03	22nd
1973	0.89	+0.03	25th
1972	0.86	+0.01	23rd
1971	0.85	−0.01	28th
1970	0.86	−0.02	32nd
1969	0.88	−0.03	16th
1968	0.91	−0.03	15th
1967	0.94	−0.02	14th
1966	0.96	−0.11	16th
1965	1.07	–	20th

Show all years (1965–2022)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +14.5% GDP growth 7.8% C/A balance 1.5%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, China's physicians averaged 2.14. The 2022 figure of 3.11 is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 3.60 by 2025.