Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — China

Imports of goods and services in China in 2025 — 3,292,280,901,124 US$. Ranked 1 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 174,040.4%.

2025 3.29T US$ +0.37% vs 2024
World rank 1of 138
Period maximum 3.29T US$2025
Period minimum 1.13B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — China, 1960–202501T2T3T4T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,890,590,000 US$1962: 1,127,720,000 US$1964: 1,481,100,000 US$1966: 2,185,300,000 US$1968: 1,845,220,000 US$1970: 2,201,560,000 US$1972: 2,916,450,000 US$1974: 7,716,198,000 US$1976: 7,349,809,000 US$1978: 12,261,700,000 US$1980: 21,842,710,000 US$1982: 17,788,124,795 US$1984: 24,710,305,081 US$1986: 33,592,580,690 US$1988: 48,984,701,330 US$1990: 38,461,758,920 US$1992: 61,849,400,129 US$1994: 97,250,445,198 US$1996: 137,261,877,000 US$1998: 144,913,704,696 US$2000: 224,306,238,158 US$2002: 295,619,639,659 US$2004: 556,182,551,585 US$2006: 782,812,463,260 US$2008: 1,149,036,249,786 US$2010: 1,432,422,435,977 US$2012: 1,943,205,232,867 US$2014: 2,241,276,198,979 US$2016: 1,944,490,534,275 US$2018: 2,564,121,910,995 US$2020: 2,409,650,385,964 US$2022: 3,166,016,135,468 US$2024: 3,280,170,243,047 US$2025: 3,292,280,901,124 US$
Change over the period: +3.29T (+174,040.4%) Average annual rate: 12.17 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 3.29T US$
World 33.73T US$
Eastern Asia computed 4.93T US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.84T US$
Imports of goods and services — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 3.29T +12.11B +0.37%
2024 3.28T +113B +3.56%
2023 3.17T +1.49B +0.05%
2022 3.17T +33.9B +1.08%
2021 3.13T +722B +29.98%
2020 2.41T −111B −4.42%
2019 2.52T −43.09B −1.68%
2018 2.56T +356B +16.1%
2017 2.21T +264B +13.58%
2016 1.94T −58.77B −2.93%
2015 2T −238B −10.62%
2014 2.24T +122B +5.75%
2013 2.12T +176B +9.07%
2012 1.94T +118B +6.45%
2011 1.83T +393B +27.44%
2010 1.43T +390B +37.4%
2009 1.04T −107B −9.27%
2008 1.15T +199B +20.95%
2007 950B +167B +21.36%
2006 783B +134B +20.67%
2005 649B +92.53B +16.64%
2004 556B +144B +34.95%
2003 412B +117B +39.41%
2002 296B +51.65B +21.17%
2001 244B +19.67B +8.77%
2000 224B +56.25B +33.47%
1999 168B +23.14B +15.97%
1998 145B +290M +0.2%
1997 145B +7.36B +5.36%
1996 137B +17.36B +14.48%
1995 120B +22.65B +23.29%
1994 97.25B +11.18B +12.99%
1993 86.07B +24.22B +39.16%
1992 61.85B +17.91B +40.75%
1991 43.94B +5.48B +14.25%
1990 38.46B −7.66B −16.6%
1989 46.12B −2.87B −5.85%
1988 48.98B +15.2B +45%
1987 33.78B +189M +0.56%
1986 33.59B −4.71B −12.3%
1985 38.3B +13.59B +55.01%
1984 24.71B +5.33B +27.47%
1983 19.39B +1.6B +8.98%
1982 17.79B −4.43B −19.94%
1981 22.22B +377M +1.73%
1980 21.84B +6.31B +40.6%
1979 15.54B +3.27B +26.7%
1978 12.26B +4.2B +52.12%
1977 8.06B +711M +9.67%
1976 7.35B −1.01B −12.03%
1975 8.36B +639M +8.28%
1974 7.72B +2.46B +46.76%
1973 5.26B +2.34B +80.28%
1972 2.92B +683M +30.6%
1971 2.23B +31.57M +1.43%
1970 2.2B +470M +27.17%
1969 1.73B −114M −6.18%
1968 1.85B −74.64M −3.89%
1967 1.92B −265M −12.15%
1966 2.19B +269M +14.03%
1965 1.92B +435M +29.39%
1964 1.48B +270M +22.34%
1963 1.21B +82.95M +7.36%
1962 1.13B −280M −19.91%
1961 1.41B −483M −25.52%
1960 1.89B

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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