ASEAN remained China's most important trading partner in 2024, with a total import and export value of about **** trillion yuan. The European Union followed with a trade value of approximately **** trillion yuan.

Explore the top trading partners of China in 2025 with updated China trade data, major import-export partners, export trends, and global trade data.

In 2024, exports from the European Union accounted for approximately **** percent of the Chinese import volume. The ASEAN region became China's largest trading partner for merchandise making up **** percent of total imports that year.

In 2024, ASEAN was China's most important trading partner, with a **** percent share in total imports and exports. The trade value between these two trading blocks amounted to **** trillion yuan. Meanwhile, the United States's share in China's foreign trade remained at **** percent.

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

China total trade volume (imports + exports) with ASEAN, USA, and EU from 2015 to 2023, showing ASEAN surpassing USA as China's largest trading partner

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.

Key EU destinations for China’s exports in the first seven months of 2025, including export values, shares, and quantities.

Get the latest US trade partner data, including top 10 partners, import and export stats and key sectors driving American trade.

Explore Japan trade partners, top export & import destinations, trade deficits, and data details shaping its global supply chain, economy, and growth strategy.

In 2024, China registered a trade surplus of nearly a ******** U.S. dollars, ranking first among all countries and territories. The United States was this year's largest source of trade surplus for China, with a trade balance of approximately *** billion 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.

International merchandise trade data grouped by Principal Trading Partners (PTP). Users have the option of selecting Imports, Exports, or Trade Balance. Data are unadjusted and seasonally adjusted, and are on a Customs and Balance of Payments basis.

Top import and export product categories between Turkey and China.

Access detailed China import export trade data, including customs shipment records, HS codes, top buyers, suppliers, monthly values and market trends.

The statistic shows China's foreign trade share with selected countries in 2013. China's share of German foreign trade (imports and exports) amounted to about 5.5 percent in 2013.

Main trade partners of China

China's trade pattern has been largely influenced by its overall comparative advantage in labor intensive goods. In 2013, China was by far the world's largest trade nation, surpassing even the United States in terms of total merchandise trade value. That year’s goods exports from China had amounted to approximately 2.2 trillion U.S. dollars, while imports of goods had ranged at approximately 1.95 trillion U.S. dollars. Over the past decades, China has gained a lot of importance in international trade as both production and trading economies all over the world have developed close ties to the red dragon.

In 2013, China accounted for approximately 15 percent of Japan's foreign trade, making China the main trade partner of Japan. Japan mainly exports electronic equipment and machines to China and imports manufactured goods such as clothing from China. However, this relation has suffered since 2012 due to a long-running territorial dispute.

China also has tight trade ties to the United States. In 2013, China was the United States' third largest export market after Canada and Mexico. During the past ten years, goods exported from the United States to China and vice versa have grown substantially. By 2015, the United States have turned into China's main export partner with a share of about 18 percent in total exports from China.

Rankings of the European Union’s largest global trading partners in H1 2025, including import value, export value, total trade, trade type, and key trade drivers.

China Exports to Israel was US$14.31 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports to Israel - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2026.

In 2024, China's merchandise trade surplus amounted to around 992.2 billion U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in the previous year. The merchandise trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive value indicates a trade surplus, while a negative value indicates a trade deficit. Trade balance and partners In 2024, Chinese imports of goods amounted to approximately 2.59 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas total exports added up to about 3.58 trillion U.S. dollars. In contrast, China’s invisible trade balance, an indicator measuring services and government transfers between countries, closed with a deficit and ranged at about -92 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2022. Being an economy heavily reliant on export, China ranked first among countries with the highest trade surplus, followed by Germany and Russia. The United States, with imports exceeding exports by approximately 1.15 trillion U.S. dollars that year, ranked first among leading import countries worldwide. In 2023, the value of the U.S. imports from China exceeded the exports to China by around 279.4 billion U.S. dollars. Another important trade partner for China is the European Union. In 2023, the EU imported around 514 billion euros- worth of goods from China, leading to a trade deficit of around 291 billion euros. Product categories with the highest trade deficit were mostly finished goods such as machinery and transport equipment, clothing, and other manufactures, whereas product categories with a more balanced trade sheet consisted of raw materials and agricultural products to a large extent.

Key commodities exported by South Africa to China in H1 2025, covering ores, metals, and industrial inputs.