STATISTICAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE 2025 NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

STATISTICAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE 2025 NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE 2025 NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT[1] National Bureau of Statistics of China February 28, 2026 The year 2025 marks the conclusion of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan and represents a significant year in the process of Chinese modernization. Faced with profound and complex changes at home and abroad, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, all regions and departments took Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guideline, fully implemented the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and its subsequent plenary sessions, followed the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, fully and faithfully applied the new development philosophy on all fronts, accelerated efforts to foster a new pattern of development, strove to promote high-quality development, adhered to the general working guideline of making progress while maintaining stability, balanced domestic and international imperatives, ensured both development and security, and implemented more proactive and effective macro policies. As a result, the national economy pushed forward with innovation-led and high-quality development despite mounting economic pressure.