Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — China

Merchandise exports in China in 2025 — 3,771,842,000,000 US$. Ranked 1 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 146,607.2%.

2025 3.77T US$ +5.48% vs 2024
World rank 1of 205
Period maximum 3.77T US$2025
Period minimum 1.91B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — China, 1960–202501T2T3T4T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,571,000,000 US$1962: 1,913,000,000 US$1964: 2,250,000,000 US$1966: 2,681,000,000 US$1968: 2,340,000,000 US$1970: 2,307,000,000 US$1972: 3,693,000,000 US$1974: 7,108,000,000 US$1976: 6,943,000,000 US$1978: 9,955,000,000 US$1980: 18,099,000,000 US$1982: 22,321,000,000 US$1984: 26,139,000,000 US$1986: 30,942,000,000 US$1988: 47,516,000,000 US$1990: 62,091,000,000 US$1992: 84,940,000,000 US$1994: 121,006,000,000 US$1996: 151,048,000,000 US$1998: 183,712,000,000 US$2000: 249,203,000,000 US$2002: 325,596,000,000 US$2004: 593,326,000,000 US$2006: 968,978,000,000 US$2008: 1,430,693,000,000 US$2010: 1,577,754,000,000 US$2012: 2,048,714,000,000 US$2014: 2,342,293,000,000 US$2016: 2,097,632,000,000 US$2018: 2,486,695,000,000 US$2020: 2,589,952,000,000 US$2022: 3,544,434,000,000 US$2024: 3,575,795,000,000 US$2025: 3,771,842,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +3.77T (+146,607.2%) Average annual rate: 11.87 %

Comparison, 2025

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

China 3.77T US$
World 26.39T US$
Eastern Asia computed 5.99T US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.99T US$
Merchandise exports — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 3.77T +196B +5.48%
2024 3.58T +197B +5.82%
2023 3.38T −165B −4.67%
2022 3.54T +228B +6.89%
2021 3.32T +726B +28.03%
2020 2.59T +90.5B +3.62%
2019 2.5T +12.76B +0.51%
2018 2.49T +223B +9.87%
2017 2.26T +166B +7.9%
2016 2.1T −176B −7.73%
2015 2.27T −68.83B −2.94%
2014 2.34T +133B +6.03%
2013 2.21T +160B +7.82%
2012 2.05T +150B +7.92%
2011 1.9T +321B +20.32%
2010 1.58T +376B +31.3%
2009 1.2T −229B −16.01%
2008 1.43T +210B +17.23%
2007 1.22T +251B +25.95%
2006 969B +207B +27.17%
2005 762B +169B +28.42%
2004 593B +155B +35.39%
2003 438B +113B +34.59%
2002 326B +59.5B +22.36%
2001 266B +16.9B +6.78%
2000 249B +54.27B +27.84%
1999 195B +11.22B +6.11%
1998 184B +920M +0.5%
1997 183B +31.74B +21.02%
1996 151B +2.27B +1.52%
1995 149B +27.77B +22.95%
1994 121B +29.26B +31.9%
1993 91.74B +6.8B +8.01%
1992 84.94B +13.03B +18.12%
1991 71.91B +9.82B +15.81%
1990 62.09B +9.55B +18.18%
1989 52.54B +5.02B +10.57%
1988 47.52B +8.08B +20.49%
1987 39.44B +8.5B +27.45%
1986 30.94B +3.59B +13.13%
1985 27.35B +1.21B +4.63%
1984 26.14B +3.91B +17.61%
1983 22.23B −95M −0.43%
1982 22.32B +314M +1.43%
1981 22.01B +3.91B +21.59%
1980 18.1B +4.49B +32.94%
1979 13.61B +3.66B +36.76%
1978 9.96B +2.44B +32.38%
1977 7.52B +577M +8.31%
1976 6.94B −746M −9.7%
1975 7.69B +581M +8.17%
1974 7.11B +1.23B +20.97%
1973 5.88B +2.18B +59.11%
1972 3.69B +910M +32.7%
1971 2.78B +476M +20.63%
1970 2.31B −122M −5.02%
1969 2.43B +89M +3.8%
1968 2.34B −48M −2.01%
1967 2.39B −293M −10.93%
1966 2.68B +118M +4.6%
1965 2.56B +313M +13.91%
1964 2.25B +219M +10.78%
1963 2.03B +118M +6.17%
1962 1.91B −29M −1.49%
1961 1.94B −629M −24.47%
1960 2.57B

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.