National Targets

National Target Highlights

10th-13th Five-Year Plans

Trends in Targets of Recent 5YPs

(the number of quantitative targets in each plan)

10th
(2001-2005)
11th
(2006-2010)
12th
(2011-2015)
13th
(2016-2020)
The Economy   7   5   3   5
Science & Technology   4   2   4   5
Social Welfare   8   8   9   7
Environment and Resources   3   8 12 16
Total 22 23 28 33
Total Fulfilled 14 20 28

 

The Economy
Economy: Real GDP Growth (%)

New economic target introduced in the 13th 5YP:

  • Labor Productivity: From 87,000 yuan per person in 2015 to 120,000 yuan per person in 2020.

Innovation

 

Innovation: R&D Spending/GDP

New innovation target introduced in the 13th 5YP:

  • Sci-Tech Progress Contribution Rate (%): From 55.3% in 2015 to 60.0% in 2020.

Environment & Resources

 

Environment: Reduction of Major Pollutants

New environmental targets introduced in the 13th 5YP:

    • Land
      • Land Recently Developed: < 21.7 billion square meters
      • Forest Coverage: From 21.66% of China territory to 23.04% by 2020.
    • Air Quality
      • Days of good/moderate air quality in cities:  > 80%
      • Decrease in PM2.5 concentration in cities: 18%
  • Surface water quality
    • Equal or better than Type III water: > 70%
    • Type V water: < 5%

Social Welfare

Social: Average Life Expectancy

New social welfare targets introduced in the 13th Five-Year Plan:

  • Poverty alleviation in rural areas: Decline by 55.75 million people by 2020
  • Average years of schooling for working age population: From 10.2 years in 2015 to 10.8 years by 2020.

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