This page displays a table with China Exports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

In 2024, the European Union countries imported approximately 14.4 percent of the Chinese export volume. In that year, ASEAN was the largest Chinese merchandise importer. Distribution of Chinese exports In 2024, China exported goods with a total value of around 25.5 trillion yuan and imported goods with a value of 18.4 trillion yuan. That year, China ranked second among the countries with the largest gross domestic product, following the United States.China’s economic prosperity has been closely related to its status as the world’s factory. For about a decade between 2005 and 2015, exports contributed more than 20 percent to China’s gross domestic product. However, the share of exports to GDP contribution is currently on the decline. Nonetheless, China maintains a trade surplus of about 992 billion U.S. dollars and remains first among countries with the highest trade surplus worldwide as of 2023. While China displays high growth potential for service exports such as tourism, transportation, banking and financial services, as well as insurance and education services, the main focus of China’s export industry remains merchandise. In 2022, Chinese merchandise exports made up 14.4 percent of all global exports, whereas service based exports contributed only six percent.In terms of most exported merchandise categories, food and live animals used for food were the main primary goods. Among the manufactured goods, automatic data processing machines, integrated circuits, clothing, textiles, and smartphones were the categories with the highest export value in China in 2024.

In 2024, China exported approximately 3.58 trillion U.S. dollars worth of goods. This indicated an increase in export value of about 5.9 percent compared to the previous year. Export of goods from ChinaChina’s exports have been growing steadily over the past decade, with the exception of 2009 when financial crisis and global economic downturn slowed down global trade and 2016 witnessing another decrease in global demand. Apart from being the most populous country, China has also become the largest manufacturing economy and the largest exporter in the world. ASEAN, European Union, and United States were China's leading export partners in 2023. Machinery such as computers, broadcasting technology, and telephones as well as transport equipment make up the largest part of Chinese exports. This category amounted to approximately 1.65 trillion U.S. dollars in export value in 2023. When it comes to primary goods, food and live animals used for food are the main export products.

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

• 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

The value of exports of China amounted to almost 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, meaning that it was, by far, the country with the highest exports worldwide that year. China's export market The value of goods exported from China increased rapidly from 2020 to 2021. By 2021, China accounted for about 15 percent of global merchandise exports and about six percent of global service exports. The leading export products of China were machinery and transport equipment, with an export value of about 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2022. U.S. export market The United States recorded an export value of over two trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, making it the world's second-largest exporter. The main trading partners of the U.S. are Canada, Mexico, and China. In 2022, among the products exported by the U.S., petroleum and coal saw the largest growth in export value at 60 percent. Texas and California were the top two U.S. states ranked by value of exports in 2023. Texas ranked first with exports valued at 444.5 billion U.S. dollars. As far as global imports are concerned, the United States was the leading country as of 2022, with an import value of about 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars.

The export value from China to countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative in 2024 amounted to about 12.2 trillion yuan. The Belt and Road Initiative, also known as One Belt One Road, is an infrastructural development strategy adopted by China. As of October 2023, a total of around 152 countries and 32 international organizations had signed the initiative.

China Export: Asia: United Arab Emirates data was reported at 6.906 USD bn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.268 USD bn for Nov 2024. China Export: Asia: United Arab Emirates data is updated monthly, averaging 2.338 USD bn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 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.

This page displays a table with China Imports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

China Export: Latin America: Panama data was reported at 941.774 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.184 USD bn for Nov 2024. China Export: Latin America: Panama data is updated monthly, averaging 639.877 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 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.

China Export: Asia: Israel data was reported at 1.215 USD bn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.043 USD bn for Nov 2024. China Export: Asia: Israel data is updated monthly, averaging 576.252 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.695 USD bn in Oct 2024 and a record low of 53.334 USD mn in Nov 2001. China Export: Asia: Israel 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.

The average for 2023 based on 154 countries was 0.65 percent. The highest value was in China: 11.76 percent and the lowest value was in Burundi: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

China Export: Asia: Lebanon data was reported at 170.306 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 119.197 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Export: Asia: Lebanon data is updated monthly, averaging 118.768 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 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: Asia: Other data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.001 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Export: Asia: Other data is updated monthly, averaging 0.004 USD mn from Jan 2003 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 264 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.755 USD mn in Sep 2017 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Jul 2024. China Export: Asia: Other 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 December 2024, the total exports recorded a year-over-year growth of 10.7 percent. Due to its effective pandemic management, China's foreign trade saw a swift recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.Export industry developmentIn the past decade, China has been the largest exporter of goods in the world, accounting for nearly 14.4 percent of the total global merchandise exports as of 2022. 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 21 percent year-on-year growth in exports.Export partnersASEAN countries, the European Union, and the United States were China’s leading export trade partners in 2023. These regions accounted for around half 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).

In December 2024, Chinese exports amounted to around 335.6 billion U.S. dollars. This indicated a significant increase in exports compared to the same period of the previous year. Export trade in China China overtook the United States as the world’s largest trading nation in 2013. In the years that followed, the country remained one of the strongest players in global and regional trade. According to the IMF, China’s total gross domestic product (GDP) had ranged at around 17.66 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. Thus, exports of goods had accounted for more than a third of China’s total economic output that year. In 2024, China’s trade surplus amounted to 992 billion U.S. dollars. Since the implementation of various reform strategies in 1979, China’s economic development has largely profited from its export-led growth strategy. In 2023, the most important export partner for China was ASEAN. Automatic data processing machines, clothes, and integrated circuits were among China’s main export goods. It is noticeable that China’s comparative advantage nowadays lies not only in labor-intensive manufactured goods. Over the past years, China has steadily moved up the global value chain by increasing the export share of high technology products such as computers and power devices. China has been frequently accused of currency manipulation by other countries. The country is criticized for deliberately keeping its currency yuan undervalued, to give Chinese goods export advantages.

In 2024, the total value of Chinese merchandise imports and exports amounted to about 43.8 trillion yuan. This indicated approximately five 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 3.17 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, China ranked first in global exports with an export value of some 3.38 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 14.7 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 seven-fold 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.

China Export: Petroleum Product: Asia: Philippines data was reported at 195,036.911 USD th in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 109,703.597 USD th for Feb 2018. China Export: Petroleum Product: Asia: Philippines data is updated monthly, averaging 32,585.141 USD th from Jan 2008 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 123 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 276,434.170 USD th in Jul 2017 and a record low of 1,201.138 USD th in Oct 2010. China Export: Petroleum Product: Asia: Philippines 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.JL: Export by Country: Refined Petroleum Product: Value.

In 2024, the ASEAN was the largest export destination for China. The value of China's exports to the ASEAN member states exceeded 4.17 trillion yuan, increasing slightly from the previous year.

China Export: Sedan incl CKD & SKD: Asia: Singapore data was reported at 0.000 USD th in Mar 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD th for Feb 2018. China Export: Sedan incl CKD & SKD: Asia: Singapore data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD th from Jan 2008 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 123 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,134.683 USD th in May 2008 and a record low of 0.000 USD th in Mar 2018. China Export: Sedan incl CKD & SKD: Asia: Singapore 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.JL: Export by Country: Sedan incl. CKD & SKD: Value.

China Export: Africa: Djibouti data was reported at 246.659 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 238.072 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Export: Africa: Djibouti data is updated monthly, averaging 69.737 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 423.519 USD mn in Apr 2023 and a record low of 1.972 USD mn in Jan 2001. China Export: Africa: Djibouti 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.