The economy of China has grown significantly in the past few decades especially after the country entered the WTO in 2001. From 1949 thru 1980 the GDP per capita was mostly flat. To put it another way, China’s economy took off under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping. The following infographics shows some of the key events since 1949 under each president and the per capital GDP growth until 2019:

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