China's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$3.58 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China's main export partners were: the United States, Hong Kong and Vietnam. The top three export commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Imports were valued at US$2.59 Trillion. In 2024, China had a trade surplus of US$991.41 Billion.

China's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$2.59 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China's main import partners were: South Korea, the United States and Japan. The top three import commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products and Ores slag and ash. Total Exports were valued at US$3.58 Trillion. In 2024, China had a trade surplus of US$991.41 Billion.

Key information about China Total Exports

• China Total Exports recorded 335.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 312.3 USD bn in the previous month
• China Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1992 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 106.6 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 340.5 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 3.4 USD bn in Jan 1993

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Further information about China Total Exports

• In the latest reports, China Total Exports grew 28.1 % YoY in Oct 2021
• Total Imports recorded 230.8 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 20.8 % year on year
• China Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 104.8 USD bn in Dec 2024

In August 2025, China’s total exports surged by *** percent year-over-year. This marked a decrease compared to the previous month.Export industry developmentIn the past decade, China has been the largest exporter of goods in the world, accounting for nearly ***** percent of the total global merchandise exports as of 2023. The country’s exports dropped significantly the year after the global financial crisis of 2007-2008, yet reached its record growth of 31.3 percent in 2010. Chinese export growth has been decelerating as a result of the Sino-U.S. trade war between 2017 and 2020. The outbreak of the global Coronavirus pandemic, however, provided the country with a new opportunity in its export trade. That year, China recorded over ** percent year-on-year growth in exports.Export partnersASEAN countries, the the United States, and European Union were China’s leading export trade partners in 2024. These regions accounted for around ********** of all exports from China that year. That year, China also hit another record for exports to countries along the BRI (belt-and-road initiative).

China Export: Year to Date: Countries (Territories) Unknown data was reported at 29.744 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.948 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Export: Year to Date: Countries (Territories) Unknown data is updated monthly, averaging 0.066 USD mn from May 2016 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 96 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.744 USD mn in Mar 2025 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Mar 2022. China Export: Year to Date: Countries (Territories) Unknown data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country: ytd.

In 2024, the total value of Chinese merchandise imports and exports amounted to about **** trillion yuan. This indicated approximately **** percent growth compared to the previous year. China’s international trade relations In 2012, China surpassed the United States to become to the world’s largest trading country in terms of exports and imports of goods. While the United States remained the largest import nation with an import value of around **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, China ranked first in global exports with an export value of some **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023.According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in 2023, the United States was the second most significant export partner of China with a share in total exports of about **** percent. China is also one of the United States’ most potential markets for exports. As of 2024, exports from the United States to China had expanded more than ********** since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. The European Union was the third most important export partner of China as of 2024, after ASEAN and the United States. Exports to the EU are dominated by industrial and consumer goods such as machinery and equipment, as well as footwear and clothing. Chinese imports from the EU are mainly machinery and transport equipment, chemical products and miscellaneous manufactured articles. Hong Kong plays a unique role in intermediating and facilitating trade between China and the rest of the world. Mainland Chinese companies sell goods to Hong Kong which re-exports them at marked up prices. Majority of exports from Hong Kong are re-exports.

Key information about China Export to Import Ratio

• China Export to Import Ratio was reported at 133.003 % in Dec 2023.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 130.596 % for Nov 2023.
• China Export to Import Ratio data is updated monthly, averaging 117.312 % from Jan 1992 to Dec 2023, with 384 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 176.127 % in Jan 2009 and a record low of 56.476 % in Feb 2020.
• China Export to Import Ratio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.OECD.MEI: Export to Import Ratio: Non OECD Member.

Quantities of imports or exports are recorded in terms of units of quantity as specified in the Nomenclature for China Customs Statistics. The weight recorded represents the net weight of goods. Imports are valued on a cif basis and exports on a fob basis. Since 1980, the compilation of Customs statistics follows the concepts and definitions recommended by the United Nations, that is International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and Definitions, Rev. 2, New York, UN, 1998 (IMTS). Data include value of total imports and exports in million US dollars.

China Export: Asia: United Arab Emirates data was reported at 5.741 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.242 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Export: Asia: United Arab Emirates data is updated monthly, averaging 2.353 USD bn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.906 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 146.587 USD mn in Jan 2001. China Export: Asia: United Arab Emirates data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

China Export: Latin America: Mexico data was reported at 7.462 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.249 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Export: Latin America: Mexico data is updated monthly, averaging 2.306 USD bn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.570 USD bn in Aug 2024 and a record low of 93.780 USD mn in Jan 2001. China Export: Latin America: Mexico data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

China Export: Asia: Lebanon data was reported at 237.624 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 101.916 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Export: Asia: Lebanon data is updated monthly, averaging 119.197 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 315.588 USD mn in Jan 2014 and a record low of 10.539 USD mn in Aug 2006. China Export: Asia: Lebanon data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

China Export: Africa: Egypt data was reported at 1.338 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.125 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Export: Africa: Egypt data is updated monthly, averaging 684.164 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.255 USD bn in Jan 2022 and a record low of 44.126 USD mn in Jan 2001. China Export: Africa: Egypt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

Key information about China Total Exports

• China Total Exports expanded 28.1 % YoY in Oct 2021, compared with an increase of 30.0 % YoY in the previous month
• China Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from May 2009 to Oct 2021, with an averaged rate of 7.7 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 59.1 % in Feb 2010 and a record low of -24.4 % in Jun 2009

Further information about China Total Exports

• In the latest reports, China Total Exports recorded 335.6 USD bn in Dec 2024
• Total Imports recorded 230.8 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 20.8 % year on year
• China Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 104.8 USD bn in Dec 2024

China Export: Latin America: Honduras data was reported at 177.331 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 153.814 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Export: Latin America: Honduras data is updated monthly, averaging 47.364 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 195.938 USD mn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 2.610 USD mn in Feb 2002. China Export: Latin America: Honduras data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

In 2022, the export value of commercial services from China amounted to around 422.3 billion U.S. dollars, increasing from around 390.6 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. China accounted for around six percent of the global commercial services exports that year.

In 2024, the ASEAN was the largest export destination for China. The value of China's exports to the ASEAN member states exceeded **** trillion yuan, increasing slightly from the previous year.

Exports in China increased to 325.18 USD Billion in June from 316.10 USD Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides - China Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, around **** percent of the cross-border e-commerce exports in China were sold to buyers in the United States. Meanwhile, United Kingdom accounted for about **** percent of the Chinese cross-border e-commerce export market.

China Export: Asia: Afghanistan data was reported at 135.077 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 87.929 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Export: Asia: Afghanistan data is updated monthly, averaging 25.451 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 203.142 USD mn in Jan 2025 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Feb 2002. China Export: Asia: Afghanistan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

Mainland China remained Taiwan’s largest merchandise import partner in 2024, with an import value of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. Around **** billion U.S. dollars worth of goods were exported from Taiwan to mainland China in the same year, leaving a trade surplus of around ***** billion U.S. dollars. Trade between mainland China and Taiwan Regardless of the ever-changing cross-strait relations, Taiwan’s economy largely relies on its trade with mainland China. Taiwan’s trade surplus with China has increased significantly in recent decades, making mainland China and Hong Kong its most crucial trade surplus sources. While imports from China were mostly raw materials, Taiwan’s main commodity exports to mainland China are machinery and electrical equipment such as integrated circuits. New Southbound Policy To limit its trade dependency on mainland China, the government of Taiwan has introduced a new trade initiative, which aims to strengthen the regional relations with ASEAN, South Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand. By implementing the New Southbound Policy, Taiwan hopes to enhance diplomatic and economic collaboration and achieve a free exchange of resources and talent within the region. In 2024, the total export value from Taiwan to countries of the New Southbound Policy amounted to around **** billion U.S. dollars.

China Export: Latin America: Panama data was reported at 1.206 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 587.739 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Export: Latin America: Panama data is updated monthly, averaging 640.271 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.751 USD bn in Jun 2012 and a record low of 58.113 USD mn in Feb 2001. China Export: Latin America: Panama data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.