An enormous economy flying blind

China is publishing less and less data that could give a complete picture of the economic situation. The discontinuation of youth unemployment statistics is just the latest example. The second-largest economy is becoming a black box.

27. August 2023
China s GDP growth slows to 3.0% in 2022 Journalists await the release of China s gross domestic product data for 2022 outside its National Bureau of Statistics building in Beijing on Jan. 17, 2023. China s economy expanded 3.0 percent in the year, showing a significant deceleration from 8.4 percent growth in 2021 due to the nation s stringent zero-COVID policy. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY A14AA0001385377P

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Last updated: 24. July 2025