Imports from United States in China decreased to 11862668.27 USD Thousand in February from 14271016.33 USD Thousand in January of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China Imports From Us.

Imports in the United States increased to 401.20 USD Billion in January from 364.58 USD Billion in December of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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.

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

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.

Imports in China increased to 369.43 USD Billion in February from 230.79 USD Billion in December of 2024. This dataset provides - China Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, Brazil's exports to China exceeded its imports by roughly 48.3 billion U.S. dollars. In that year, the value of products exported from Brazil to the Asian country reached nearly 105 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of about 14.6 billion U.S. dollars in comparison to the previous year. Meanwhile, imports totaled approximately 56 billion U.S. dollars.

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.

United States Exports to China was US$143.55 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

China recorded a trade surplus of 104.84 USD Billion in December of 2024. This dataset provides - China Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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

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

China Imports from United States of Aluminum was US$661.09 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from United States of Aluminum - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

United States Imports from China of Other Furniture not specified elsewhere was US$6.6 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Other Furniture not specified elsewhere - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

United States Imports from China of Apples, pears and quinces, fresh was US$21.06 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Apples, pears and quinces, fresh - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

Georgia Imports from China was US$1.61 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Georgia Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

United Kingdom Imports from China was US$99.22 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

China Imports from United States of Rice was US$44 during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from United States of Rice - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

United States Imports from China of Silk was US$14.65 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Silk - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

United States Imports from China of Meat of swine (pork), fresh, chilled or frozen was US$357.46 Thousand during 2021, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Meat of swine (pork), fresh, chilled or frozen - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.