GDP breaks the 100 trillion yuan mark, what does it mean for the Chinese economy
Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, January 18 (Reporter Liu Yin) my country's GDP will exceed 100 trillion yuan in 2020!
On January 18, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on the operation of the national economy in 2020. Ning Jizhe, director of the National Bureau of Statistics, introduced at the meeting that the national economy will recover stably in 2020 and the completion of the main goals is better than expected.
According to preliminary calculations, the annual gross domestic product was 101,5986 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year at comparable prices.
So, in 2020, my country's GDP will exceed 100 trillion yuan, what does it mean for the Chinese economy?
"This means that my country's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have jumped to a new level. It is of very important and symbolic significance for building a well-off society in all respects and starting a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way." Ning Ji Zhe responded that this marked the continuous improvement of my country's comprehensive national strength, continuous improvement of scientific and technological strength, and significant improvement of economic strength, laying a solid foundation for my country to build a new development pattern.
In 2020, my country's GDP will reach 101.6 trillion yuan, surpassing 100 trillion yuan for the first time in history.
In 2000, my country's total economic output reached a level of 10 trillion yuan. In 2012, it exceeded 50 trillion yuan. In 2020, it exceeded 100 trillion yuan.
Within 20 years, the total economic scale has expanded to 10 times, and the achievements have attracted worldwide attention.
According to the current estimated annual average exchange rate, my country's GDP will reach about 14.7 trillion US dollars in 2020, ranking second in the world, and accounting for about 17% of the world economy.
In 2020, the per capita GDP will exceed US$10,000 for two consecutive years, and it will remain in the ranks of upper-middle-income countries, and the development gap with high-income countries will continue to narrow.
At the same time, major scientific and technological achievements have continued to emerge in the past year.
"Chang'e 5" successfully landed on the moon and returned samples, "Tianwen-1" Mars probe was successfully launched, 500-meter spherical radio telescope officially opened for operation, "Beidou-3" global satellite navigation system officially opened, manned submersible The "Struggle" dive exceeded 10,000 meters, and the quantum computer "Nine Chapters" was successfully developed.
"You can go up to nine days to capture the moon, and you can go down the five oceans to catch turtles" has become reality.
Technological innovation has become increasingly active, injecting new vitality into high-quality economic development.
There are also examples of the significant increase in economic strength. my country's industrial and agricultural production capacity has increased significantly.
In 2020, the total grain output hit a record high and continues to rank first in the world; the output of more than 220 industrial products ranks first in the world, and the added value of manufacturing is expected to rank first in the world for 11 consecutive years; the total operating mileage of high-speed railways will reach 3.8 10,000 kilometers, highway mileage more than 155,000 kilometers, 5G terminal connections more than 200 million, ranking first in the world...
"From the situation in 2021, there are many favorable factors that support the stable recovery of the economy. my country's economy has the foundation and conditions to continue the steady recovery." Ning Jizhe said, although the current epidemic prevention and control "external defense import, internal defense rebound "The pressure is still great, but the fundamentals of my country's long-term economic improvement have not changed, and it is emerging.
For example, the material foundation is strong, the industrial system is complete, the market space is vast, the scientific and technological strength is strong, and the human resources are abundant.