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.

China trade to gdp ratio for 2023 was 37.32%, a 1.03% decline from 2022.

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<li>China trade to gdp ratio for 2022 was <strong>38.35%</strong>, a <strong>1.05% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>China trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was <strong>37.30%</strong>, a <strong>2.55% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>China trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was <strong>34.75%</strong>, a <strong>1.14% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.

The import value from countries along the Belt and Road Initiative to China in 2024 amounted to almost *** trillion yuan, increasing from *** trillion yuan in the previous year. 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 had signed the initiative.

In 2023, China imported a total of around ************ metric tons of sugar, while nearly *** million metric tons were from Brazil. India, which ranked second among all sugar exporting countries to China, exported nearly *** thousand metric tons that year.

China Import: Asia: Afghanistan data was reported at 2.108 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.729 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Asia: Afghanistan data is updated monthly, averaging 0.342 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.564 USD mn in Dec 2020 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Dec 2006. China Import: 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.

China Imports from France was US$35.17 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from France - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

China Import: Africa: Mali data was reported at 1.041 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.910 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Africa: Mali data is updated monthly, averaging 5.786 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.142 USD mn in Sep 2012 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Mar 2007. China Import: Africa: Mali 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 2024, the trade value between China and all countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reached ***** trillion yuan. The trade volume increased by *** percent compared to the previous year. Figures for years before 2023 were calculated according to a different methodology, which used a less broad definition of BRI countries (see details section).

China trade balance for 2023 was 386.04 billion US dollars, a 33.19% decline from 2022.

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<li>China trade balance for 2022 was <strong>577.85 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>25.39% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>China trade balance for 2021 was <strong>460.83 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>29.76% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>China trade balance for 2020 was <strong>355.15 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>167.45% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

In 2024, Spain was the largest pork supplier in China, accounting for approximately **** percent of China's total pork import volume that year. The United States and Brazil were also China's leading pork import partners that year.

In 2024, Australia was China's largest supplier of iron ore by a significant margin, accounting for around ** billion U.S. dollars worth of iron ore imports to China. Brazil was the second-largest source of Chinese iron ore imports that year. Total iron ore imports in China amounted to around ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. China's iron ore imports amounted to a total of approximately **** billion metric tons in 2023.

CN: Import: Crude Petroleum Oil: Africa: S. Africa data was reported at 0.000 Ton in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 257,803.800 Ton for Feb 2018. CN: Import: Crude Petroleum Oil: Africa: S. Africa data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 Ton from Jan 2008 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 123 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 546,312.110 Ton in Dec 2017 and a record low of 0.000 Ton in Mar 2018. CN: Import: Crude Petroleum Oil: Africa: S. Africa 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: Import by Country: Crude Petroleum Oil: Quantity.

In 2024, nearly ** percent of all wine imports to China came from Australia. During this period, Argentina accounted for only around **** percent of the total wine imports to China, indicating a ** percent year-on-year decrease.

China Import: Africa: Djibouti data was reported at 1.628 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.814 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Africa: Djibouti data is updated monthly, averaging 0.007 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.203 USD mn in Mar 2023 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in May 2019. China Import: 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.

From the 11th to the 15th century, China was the most powerful trading and military power in the Indian Ocean. However, in the 1400s, resources were diverted away from international trade in order to improve internal infrastructure and northern defenses, and domestic trade was prioritized. From this time, China's presence at sea decreased significantly, and whatever naval resources it had were spent on defense, not trade. Following the Portuguese arrival in India at the turn of the 16th century, European merchants requested trade with China in the 1510s and 1520s, but were denied both times. This changed however in 1557, as the Portuguese took control of Macau, and the arrival of silver from the Americas opened entry into Chinese markets. Portuguese seize opportunities As part of its previous isolationist policies, Chinese authorities had prohibited its citizens from trade via sea with other regions of Asia, alongside many other trade restrictions. Smuggling and piracy were rampant, particularly between China and Japan, but this changed under the Portuguese. China removed many of its trade barriers in the 1560s, but maintained its embargo on Japan; this allowed Portuguese merchants to then become intermediaries and facilitate trade between China and Japan as formal relations between the two countries were often hostile. The discovery of rich silver deposits in Japan in the 1530s also made it one of the most prosperous trading partners for Europeans for roughly 100 years, and Japanese silver made up over 70 percent of the silver imported into China from the selected regions shown here. In early decades the Portuguese did export goods to China, but eventually prioritized their shipping networks in Asia, facilitating trade between China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. These routes were quicker, safer, and more profitable than the much longer trade routes with Europe, and this saw Portuguese prosperity soar for almost a century, before their position in Asia was usurped by the Dutch in the mid-1600s. The Spanish Philippines During the given period, Spanish colonization and overseas expansion was largely concentrated in the Americas, with the major exception being the Philippines. King Philip II, whom the country remains named after, ordered the annexation of the islands in 1564 and effective control was established by 1571. The majority of Spanish silver (taken from Mexico) then entered China via Chinese merchants trading in Manilla, unlike the Portuguese model which actively pursued trade on the Chinese mainland. In comparison to the wealth the Spanish gained from colonizing the Americas, profits from trade in Asia were relatively small, and eventually declined over the 17th century.

China Import: Africa: Tanzania data was reported at 24.098 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32.603 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Africa: Tanzania data is updated monthly, averaging 23.320 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 160.555 USD mn in Sep 2023 and a record low of 0.083 USD mn in Mar 2001. China Import: Africa: Tanzania 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.

Israel Imports: Asia: China data was reported at 1.275 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.071 USD bn for Feb 2025. Israel Imports: Asia: China data is updated monthly, averaging 207.800 USD mn from Jan 1988 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 447 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.002 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Apr 1992. Israel Imports: Asia: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.JA021: Imports: by Country. As of July 1997 the data on trade with Hong Kong SAR (China) should be added to the data on China. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

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 Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago data was reported at 133.838 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 155.112 USD mn for Feb 2025. China Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago data is updated monthly, averaging 3.172 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 204.329 USD mn in Jan 2025 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Jan 2009. China Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago 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.