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China Household Income

Name: China Household Income
Creator: National Statistics Office (NSO) of China (NBS)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) of China (NBS)Last updated: Aug 01, 2026, 10:20Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q2-2026	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023
Median disposable income	19,036	10,433	36,231	27,149	18,186	9,939		25,978	17,358	9,462	33,036
Disposable income per capita6	22,981	12,782	43,377	32,509	21,840	12,179	41,314	30,941	20,733	11,539	39,218	29,398	19,672
Wages	13,298	7,319	24,555	18,659	12,628	6,976	23,327	17,696	11,950	6,585	22,053	16,747	11,300
Net business	3,628	2,207	7,252	5,199	3,407	2,071	6,908	4,939	3,235	1,959	6,542	4,643	3,041
Net property	1,845	1,031	3,490	2,628	1,825	1,015	3,435	2,585	1,780	988	3,362	2,554	1,743
Net transfers	4,210	2,225	8,080	6,023	3,980	2,117	7,644	5,721	3,768	2,007	7,261	5,454	3,588
Urban	30,126	16,549	56,502	42,991	28,844	15,887	49,302	41,183	27,561	15,150	51,821	35,242	23,298
Rural	12,699	7,433	24,456	17,686	11,936	7,003	19,605	16,740	11,272	6,596	21,691	13,396	8,920
Expenditure per capita10	14,836	7,955	29,476	21,575	14,309	7,681	28,227	20,631	13,601	7,299	26,796	19,530	12,739
Food, tobacco and beverages	4,537	2,549	8,631	6,359	4,355	2,420	8,411	6,206	4,214	2,354	7,983	5,794	3,907
Housing	3,135	1,611	6,397	4,665	3,092	1,595	6,263	4,560	3,004	1,562	6,095	4,514	2,949
Transport and communication	2,065	1,079	4,306	3,103	1,972	1,044	3,976	2,865	1,819	946	3,652	2,605	1,630
Education, culture and recreation	1,572	843	3,489	2,531	1,499	823	3,189	2,295	1,340	722	2,904	2,084	1,205
Health care	1,330	645	2,573	1,928	1,314	648	2,547	1,900	1,271	629	2,460	1,835	1,219
Household appliances and Services	847	442	1,667	1,224	804	417	1,547	1,117	738	380	1,526	1,120	722
Clothing	880	526	1,554	1,126	843	498	1,521	1,109	826	492	1,479	1,055	764
Miscellaneous goods and Services	470	260	859	639	430	236	773	579	389	214	697	522	342
Urban	18,071	9,635	35,869	26,510	17,545	9,363	34,557	25,530	16,780	8,943	32,994	24,315	15,810
Rural	10,180	5,569	20,259	14,597	9,733	5,333	19,280	13,839	9,197	5,050	18,175	12,998	8,550
Urban disposable income4	30,126	16,549	56,502	42,991	28,844	15,887	54,188	41,183	27,561	15,150	51,821	39,428	26,357
Wages	18,359	10,113	34,373	26,037	17,548	9,706	32,899	24,869	16,720	9,230	31,321	23,699	15,934
Net business	3,732	2,154	6,592	5,300	3,510	2,018	6,244	5,009	3,317	1,894	5,903	4,698	3,116
Net property	2,861	1,604	5,481	4,156	2,864	1,595	5,455	4,132	2,824	1,571	5,392	4,123	2,790
Net transfers	5,174	2,678	10,056	7,498	4,922	2,568	9,590	7,173	4,700	2,455	9,205	6,908	4,517
Rural disposable income4	12,699	7,433	24,456	17,686	11,936	7,003	23,119	16,740	11,272	6,596	21,691	15,705	10,551
Wages	6,013	3,351	10,402	8,225	5,671	3,164	9,799	7,750	5,339	2,965	9,163	7,256	4,978
Net business	3,480	2,283	8,204	5,056	3,261	2,145	7,845	4,843	3,123	2,049	7,431	4,568	2,937
Net property	383	219	618	469	355	206	580	439	334	190	540	413	314
Net transfers	2,823	1,580	5,232	3,936	2,649	1,488	4,895	3,708	2,476	1,392	4,557	3,469	2,322
Urban expenditure8	18,071	9,635	35,869	26,510	17,545	9,363	34,557	25,530	16,780	8,943	32,994	24,315	15,810
Food, tobacco and beverages	5,395	2,993	10,155	7,641	5,215	2,863	9,957	7,523	5,086	2,800	9,495	7,052	4,740
Housing	3,975	2,042	8,095	5,974	3,962	2,044	8,008	5,909	3,884	2,024	7,822	5,868	3,831
Transport and communication	2,497	1,312	5,251	3,779	2,391	1,269	4,876	3,508	2,216	1,149	4,495	3,203	1,989
Education, culture and recreation	1,952	1,041	4,298	3,163	1,871	1,013	3,928	2,865	1,669	886	3,589	2,616	1,505
Health care	1,510	728	2,932	2,189	1,499	745	2,925	2,180	1,469	735	2,850	2,125	1,421
Household appliances and Services	1,022	523	2,033	1,488	979	496	1,903	1,360	900	450	1,910	1,393	899
Clothing	1,090	648	1,941	1,407	1,050	616	1,913	1,394	1,033	612	1,880	1,338	962
Miscellaneous goods and Services	630	348	1,164	869	578	317	1,047	791	523	287	953	719	463
Rural expenditure8	10,180	5,569	20,259	14,597	9,733	5,333	19,280	13,839	9,197	5,050	18,175	12,998	8,550
Food, tobacco and beverages	3,303	1,918	6,434	4,546	3,138	1,803	6,226	4,381	3,005	1,741	5,880	4,076	2,772
Housing	1,927	998	3,950	2,813	1,863	968	3,801	2,689	1,786	930	3,694	2,665	1,746
Transport and communication	1,444	747	2,944	2,147	1,379	730	2,702	1,974	1,270	666	2,480	1,789	1,141
Education, culture and recreation	1,025	563	2,322	1,637	973	557	2,144	1,506	884	499	1,951	1,359	796
Health care	1,071	527	2,053	1,560	1,053	513	2,012	1,509	996	485	1,916	1,439	945
Household appliances and Services	594	329	1,140	852	557	307	1,044	781	514	286	992	748	480
Clothing	577	353	997	729	550	333	966	713	539	328	921	669	494
Miscellaneous goods and Services	239	134	419	313	220	122	385	286	203	115	341	254	176

Latest reading

Disposable income per capita stood at 22,981 CNY/person in Q2 2026. That is +79.8% from Q1 2026 and +5.2% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 2021 to Q2 2026. Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) of China (NBS).

Latest: 22,981 CNY/person; Q2 2026
vs previous period: +79.8%; Q1 2026
vs a year earlier: +5.2%

About this data

Quarterly disposable income and average per capita expenditure of Chinese households, broken down by four income sources (wages, business, property, transfers) and eight expenditure groups, with separate series for urban and rural areas. The entire China section previously measured consumption solely from the SELLERS' perspective (retail sales of goods); this table covers the counterpart: the BUYERS' perspective. Two metrics are uniquely available here: the urban-rural income gap, and the divergence between median and average income, which serves as a measure of income distribution skewness. The data are cumulative from the beginning of the year rather than single-quarter figures. Growth columns are expressed in current (nominal) prices.