Average consumption expenditure per resident; yuan per person, 2025 prelim.
Average consumption expenditure was 35,869 yuan per urban resident and 20,259 yuan per rural resident in China in 2025. The national average was 29,476 yuan per person. Urban spending exceeded rural spending by 15,610 yuan, or about 1.77 times. Services accounted for 13,602 yuan per person nationally, equal to 46.1% of total per-capita consumption expenditure.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban residents | 35,869 yuan | 2025 |
| 2 | Rural residents | 20,259 yuan | 2025 |
Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics of China
Dataset/table: Per Capita Consumption Expenditure, 2025
Units: yuan per person
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports national, urban, rural and services consumption expenditure per person used in this brief.
Urban and rural figures are averages for different resident populations and are not shares of the national average.
Urban and rural averages are compared with the published national average; the spending gap and ratio use the two residence values.
All values use one official release, the 2025 period and the same yuan-per-person basis.
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