- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be below 1.0%?<1¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 1.0% and 2.0%?<1¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 2.0% and 3.0%?<1¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 3.0% and 4.0%?<1¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 4.0% and 5.0%?96¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 5.0% and 6.0%?4¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 6.0% and 7.0%?<1¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 7.0% and 8.0%?<1¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be between 8.0% and 9.0%?<1¢
- Will China’s 2026 annual GDP growth (Y/Y) be 9% or higher?<1¢
Recent policy stimulus, including interest rate cuts and mortgage support rolled out in late September, combined with resilient high-tech exports in AI and electric vehicles, has reinforced trader expectations that China's 2026 GDP growth will land in the 4.0–5.0% band matching Beijing's official target. Major forecasts from the IMF, World Bank, and Reuters polls cluster near 4.5%, reflecting export strength offsetting persistent weakness in domestic consumption and the property sector. Scenarios that could shift outcomes include stronger fiscal expansion, sharper property stabilization, or changes in global energy prices and trade conditions that alter net exports or investment momentum before year-end data finalization.
Rules
This market will resolve according to China's Y/Y Growth Rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the full year of 2026, as reported in the "Preliminary Accounting Results of GDP" release for the fourth quarter and full year of 2026, scheduled for some time in January, 2027. The relevant figure may be found in the table titled “Preliminary Accounting Results of GDP for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2026” under “Growth Rate Y/Y (%)” in the row “GDP” and the column “Year 2026”. The annual GDP Y/Y growth rate will still be considered if China’s GDP reporting format changes. If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher range bracket. The GDP release will be made available here: https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/ If no figure for the full year 2026 Y/Y GDP growth rate is reported, this market will resolve according to the Y/Y growth rate for Q4 2026. If no data for the specified year and quarter is released by the date the next quarter's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available quarter. Note: data from the initial release of the referenced GDP report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to GDP report data made after the initial release will not be considered for this market's resolution.