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Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income

China: trade and investment

Exports is 21.1% (2025), 145th of 184 in the world and 26th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 16.9% (2025), 174th of 184 in the world and 32nd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 38.0% (2025), 166th of 184 in the world and 32nd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.

Exports21.1%2025 · world 145/184 · region 26/32Imports16.9%2025 · world 174/184 · region 32/32Trade openness38.0%2025 · world 166/184 · region 32/32Current account3.8%2025 · world 44/185 · region 14/29
Exports
ChinaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%10%20%30%40%1995200020052010201520202025China21.1%East Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Imports
ChinaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%10%20%30%40%1995200020052010201520202025China16.9%East Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Trade & investment: China in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP21.1%2025145/18426/3220.7%26.7%18.3%+0.1 ppsince 201532.5%25.9%29.5%
ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP16.9%2025174/18432/3218.3%23.1%16.1%−0.9 ppsince 201528.5%23.8%28.5%
Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP38.0%2025166/18432/3239.0%49.9%34.3%−0.7 ppsince 201563.8%48.9%68.5%
Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP3.8%202544/18514/291.7%3.8%1.5%+1.2 ppsince 2015———
Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$$3.8tn20251/2061/37$249bn$1.6tn$2.6tn+66%since 2015$9.2tn$7.7tn$26.4tn
High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports26.3%202420/17010/25·32.2%31.3%−3.4 ppsince 201434.6%23.2%24.7%
Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports1.4%2025113/17214/253.2%1.7%1.2%+0.1 ppsince 20154.2%5.2%9.5%
Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports2.3%2025151/17220/255.4%2.8%2.7%−0.4 ppsince 20154.4%9.0%9.0%
Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products2.2%2022124/18417/2914.7%4.7%2.5%−3.8 ppsince 2011———
FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP0.4%2025163/19727/323.4%3.9%1.7%−1.7 ppsince 20151.7%1.1%1.4%
RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP0.2%2025157/17822/260.1%0.2%0.1%−0.1 ppsince 20150.4%1.0%0.8%
Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals30.4m202011/1962/3583.4m134m30.4m−77%since 2010491m573m2.4bn
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours

China and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with China. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorChinaIndiaPakistanRussiaJapanVietnam
Exports21.1%202522.3%202510.0%202518.2%202522.0%202498.2%2025
Imports16.9%202524.0%202517.2%202515.5%202522.9%202492.1%2025
Trade openness38.0%202546.3%202527.2%202533.7%202544.9%2024190.3%2025
Current account3.8%2025-0.5%2025-0.1%20251.5%20254.9%20256.4%2025
Merchandise exports$3.8tn2025$445bn2025$30.5bn2025$419bn2025$738bn2025$473bn2025
High-tech exports26.3%202418.6%20242.4%20249.7%202117.6%202444.3%2023
Fuel exports1.4%202513.1%20252.4%202543.1%20211.2%20251.0%2023
Food exports2.3%202511.9%202518.2%20256.6%20211.3%20259.4%2023
Average tariff2.2%20224.6%20227.6%20224.2%20211.6%20221.1%2022
India: trade & investmentPakistan: trade & investmentRussia: trade & investmentJapan: trade & investmentVietnam: trade & investment
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