Markets
Ranked: The 20 Top Chinese Stocks by Market Cap, and Performance YTD
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The Top 20 Chinese Stocks by Market Cap
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It has been widely reported that Chinese stocks have underperformed in recent years, with both the Hang Seng Index and the SSE Composite Index down from their 2021 highs.
Despite this broader trend, some Chinese companies have appreciated significantly in price over the past year.
To learn more, we’ve visualized the market capitalizations of the 20 top Chinese stocks. In addition, the color scale in this graphic represents each company’s one-year price change in percentage terms. All figures are as of March 7, 2024.
Company | Sector | Market Cap ($B) | 1-Yr Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Tencent | Technology | $328 | -22.5 |
Kweichow Moutai | Food & Beverage | $294 | -4.9 |
ICBC | Financial Services | $245 | -2.7 |
PetroChina | Energy | $221 | 37.1 |
Agricultural Bank of China | Financial Services | $203 | 15.2 |
China Mobile | Technology | $190 | 8.8 |
Alibaba | Technology | $181 | -16.6 |
Bank of China | Financial Services | $167 | 4.4 |
China Construction Bank | Financial Services | $159 | -3.8 |
Pinduoduo | Technology | $156 | 25.9 |
CNOOC | Energy | $110 | 42.9 |
CM Bank | Financial Services | $109 | -11.1 |
China Shenhua Energy | Energy | $106 | 27.8 |
Sinopec | Energy | $99 | -20.4 |
CATL | Energy | $98 | -27.5 |
Ping An Insurance | Financial Services | $98 | -34.9 |
China Life Insurance | Financial Services | $93 | -31.2 |
China Yangtze Power | Energy | $88 | 23.6 |
Wuliangye Yibin | Food & Beverage | $75 | -30.6 |
BYD | Conglomerate | $74 | -13.3 |
Tencent Holds the #1 Spot, Despite Ongoing Slump
China’s most valuable company, Tencent, is a technology conglomerate with operations in social media, gaming, music, and e-commerce. The firm’s share price peaked in early 2021, but has been in downward trend ever since (there was a brief rally during the tail end of 2022).
Another Chinese tech conglomerate, Alibaba, has fared even worse. Over a five-year period, its share price is down over 60%.
Energy Stocks on the Rise
Two stocks that have outperformed the index over this period are PetroChina (one of Asia’s largest oil and gas producers) and CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation).
In October 2023, PetroChina posted a record quarterly profit of $6.3B thanks to growing output and fuel sales.
See how China’s stock market stacks up against other countries in this ranking of global market capitalization.
Markets
Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country
Which European economies are richest on a GDP per capita basis? This map shows the results for 44 countries across the continent.
Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country (2024)
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Europe is home to some of the largest and most sophisticated economies in the world. But how do countries in the region compare with each other on a per capita productivity basis?
In this map, we show Europe’s GDP per capita levels across 44 nations in current U.S. dollars. Data for this visualization and article is sourced from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via their DataMapper tool, updated April 2024.
Europe’s Richest and Poorest Nations, By GDP Per Capita
Luxembourg, Ireland, and Switzerland, lead the list of Europe’s richest nations by GDP per capita, all above $100,000.
Rank | Country | GDP Per Capita (2024) |
---|---|---|
1 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $131,380 |
2 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $106,060 |
3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $105,670 |
4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $94,660 |
5 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $84,590 |
6 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $68,900 |
7 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $63,750 |
8 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $59,410 |
9 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $59,230 |
10 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $58,530 |
11 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $55,540 |
12 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $55,130 |
13 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $54,290 |
14 | 🇬🇧 UK | $51,070 |
15 | 🇫🇷 France | $47,360 |
16 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $44,900 |
17 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $41,740 |
18 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $39,580 |
19 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $37,150 |
20 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $34,050 |
21 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $34,030 |
22 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $31,850 |
23 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $29,800 |
24 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $28,970 |
25 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $28,410 |
26 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $25,930 |
27 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $24,190 |
28 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $23,970 |
29 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $23,320 |
30 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $23,010 |
31 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $22,970 |
32 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $19,530 |
33 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $16,940 |
34 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $14,390 |
35 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | $12,760 |
36 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $12,650 |
37 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $12,380 |
38 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $8,920 |
39 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | $8,420 |
40 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | $7,690 |
41 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $7,560 |
42 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $7,490 |
43 | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | $6,390 |
44 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $5,660 |
N/A | 🇪🇺 EU Average | $44,200 |
Note: Figures are rounded.
Three Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Denmark) also place highly, between $70,000-90,000. Other Nordic peers, Sweden and Finland rank just outside the top 10, between $55,000-60,000.
Meanwhile, Europe’s biggest economies in absolute terms, Germany, UK, and France, rank closer to the middle of the top 20, with GDP per capitas around $50,000.
Finally, at the end of the scale, Eastern Europe as a whole tends to have much lower per capita GDPs. In that group, Ukraine ranks last, at $5,660.
A Closer Look at Ukraine
For a broader comparison, Ukraine’s per capita GDP is similar to Iran ($5,310), El Salvador ($5,540), and Guatemala ($5,680).
According to experts, Ukraine’s economy has historically underperformed to expectations. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the economy contracted for five straight years. Its transition to a Western, liberalized economic structure was overshadowed by widespread corruption, a limited taxpool, and few revenue sources.
Politically, its transformation from authoritarian regime to civil democracy has proved difficult, especially when it comes to institution building.
Finally, after the 2022 invasion of the country, Ukraine’s GDP contracted by 30% in a single year—the largest loss since independence. Large scale emigration—to the tune of six million refugees—is also playing a role.
Despite these challenges, the country’s economic growth has somewhat stabilized while fighting continues.
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