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, 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.

In 2024, China imported approximately 2.59 trillion U.S. dollars worth of goods. This indicated an increase in import value by about 1.1 percent compared to the previous year. Import development in ChinaIn 2013, China had surpassed the United States as the world’s largest goods trader. That year, China’s imports and exports had summed up to more than four trillion U.S. dollars. There has been a fairly steady increase in imports over the last decade with the exception of 2009 and 2015-2016. China’s imports of goods had decreased by around eleven percent due to the global financial crisis in 2009, before recovering to a positive growth in 2010. In 2015, Chinese imports went down by 13.2 percent due to the global uncertainty following several geopolitical conflicts, disease outbreaks, and terrorism, according to the commerce minister of China.In 2023, China's import contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) ranged at around 14 percent. In the same year, Chinese exports exceeded the country's imports by around 822.1 billion U.S. dollars creating a hefty merchandise trade surplus. ASEAN and the European Union countries were China’s most important import trade partners, with imports worth approximately 2.7 trillion yuan and 1.9 trillion yuan respectively in 2023.

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.

China Import: Oceania: Palau data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Import: Oceania: Palau data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.121 USD mn in Apr 2022 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Jul 2024. China Import: Oceania: Palau 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 1.056 USD bn in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.002 USD bn for Dec 2024. Israel Imports: Asia: China data is updated monthly, averaging 203.600 USD mn from Jan 1988 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 445 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]

In 2024, China imported approximately 2.73 trillion yuan worth of goods from ASEAN, its major import partner. In the same year, around 1.92 trillion yuan worth of goods were imported to China from the European Union.

China Import: Africa: Central African Rep data was reported at 2.732 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.628 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Import: Africa: Central African Rep data is updated monthly, averaging 1.890 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.672 USD mn in Feb 2018 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Feb 2004. China Import: Africa: Central African Rep 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 Import: Latin America: Brazil data was reported at 7.912 USD bn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.734 USD bn for Nov 2024. China Import: Latin America: Brazil data is updated monthly, averaging 3.713 USD bn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.399 USD bn in Aug 2021 and a record low of 80.356 USD mn in Mar 2001. China Import: Latin America: Brazil 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 Import: Africa: Mali data was reported at 0.336 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.445 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Import: Africa: Mali data is updated monthly, averaging 6.072 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 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.

China Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago data was reported at 31.276 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.085 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Import: Latin America: Trinidad & Tobago data is updated monthly, averaging 2.864 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 173.992 USD mn in Dec 2021 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.

China Import: Latin America: Bahamas data was reported at 0.007 USD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.016 USD mn for Nov 2024. China Import: Latin America: Bahamas data is updated monthly, averaging 0.009 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 288 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 116.565 USD mn in May 2012 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Apr 2018. China Import: Latin America: Bahamas 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's share of imports in gross domestic product (GDP) was about 13.6 percent in 2024. The total gross domestic product amounted to approximately 135 trillion yuan that year. Import development in China Trade is essential to modern economies. The imports-to-GDP ratio measures a country’s openness to inward trade. One similar indicator is the trade-to-GDP-ratio, which is the sum of exports and imports divided by GDP. It is used to measure a country’s integration in the world economy. As of 2023, China was the second largest merchandise importing nation worldwide, only next to the United States. China’s imports of goods had nearly doubled over the last decade. In 2010, the import value stood at around 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas in 2024, China brought forth approximately 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars worth of imported commodities, its main import goods being integrated circuits, crude oil, and iron ore. Meanwhile, the monetary value of services imported to China, although much lower than merchandise imports, also increased steadily. Where does China import from? In 2024, ASEAN was the leading import partner for China, with imports amounting to approximately 2.81 trillion yuan. The European Union was the second largest import source providing nearly two trillion yuan worth of goods to China. In 2023, the European Union imported around 514 billion euros worth of merchandise from China, resulting in a trade deficit of roughly 291 billion euros. Trade deficits were most significant in sectors such as machinery, transport equipment and apparel manufacturing.

China Import: Coal: Asia: Afghanistan 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 Import: Coal: Asia: Afghanistan data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD th from Jan 2008 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 123 observations. China Import: Coal: 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.JL: Import by Country: Coal: Value.

In 2023, China imported a total of around four million metric tons of sugar, while nearly 3.4 million metric tons were from Brazil. India, which ranked second among all sugar exporting countries to China, exported nearly 182 thousand metric tons that year.

Mainland China remained Taiwan’s largest merchandise import partner in 2024, with an import value of approximately 79.3 billion U.S. dollars. Around 82.6 billion U.S. dollars worth of goods were exported from Taiwan to mainland China in the same year, leaving a trade surplus of around three 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 66.7 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, Australia was China's largest supplier of iron ore by a significant margin, accounting for around 737 million metric tons of iron ore imports to China. Brazil was the second-largest source of Chinese iron ore imports that year. China's total iron ore imports amounted to a total of approximately 1.18 billion metric tons in 2023.

Hong Kong Imports: from Germany data was reported at 4,471.662 HKD mn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,985.163 HKD mn for Sep 2018. Hong Kong Imports: from Germany data is updated monthly, averaging 2,329.541 HKD mn from Jan 1972 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 562 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,510.274 HKD mn in Aug 2011 and a record low of 51.000 HKD mn in Feb 1972. Hong Kong Imports: from Germany data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.JA006: Imports: By Country.

Key information about China Crude Oil: Imports

• China Crude Oil: Imports was reported at 11,308.860 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 10,187.048 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
• China Crude Oil: Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 1,400.537 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1980 to 2023, with 44 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 11,308.860 Barrel/Day th in 2023 and a record low of 1.404 Barrel/Day th in 1981
• China Crude Oil: Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.CO: Crude Oil Imports

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