China Imports 1960-2024

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • China imports for 2022 was $3,137.59B, a 1.43% increase from 2021.
  • China imports for 2021 was $3,093.28B, a 30.26% increase from 2020.
  • China imports for 2020 was $2,374.74B, a 4.86% decline from 2019.
  • China imports for 2019 was $2,496.15B, a 2.65% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Billions of US $
China $3,137.59B
Mexico $666.54B
Turkey $386.30B
Brazil $370.47B
Russia $349.17B
Thailand $337.37B
Malaysia $283.75B
Romania $149.88B
South Africa $127.75B
Iran $102.47B
Colombia $95.47B
Peru $70.59B
Bulgaria $62.33B
Kazakhstan $59.38B
Serbia $47.55B
Algeria $46.23B
Belarus $42.13B
Dominican Republic $36.52B
Guatemala $33.87B
Ecuador $32.81B
Costa Rica $27.07B
Azerbaijan $21.27B
Paraguay $16.43B
Bosnia $15.18B
North Macedonia $13.01B
Armenia $9.95B
Albania $9.03B
Botswana $8.55B
Mauritius $8.13B
Namibia $7.11B
Montenegro $4.63B
Equatorial Guinea $4.30B
Gabon $3.50B
Fiji $3.45B
Belize $1.57B
American Samoa $0.68B
Samoa $0.44B
Marshall Islands $0.19B
Nauru $0.17B
Iraq $0.00B
Tonga $0.00B
Maldives $0.00B
Turkmenistan $0.00B
Guyana $0.00B
St. Lucia $0.00B
Dominica $0.00B
Libya $0.00B
Suriname $0.00B
Cuba $0.00B
Grenada $0.00B
Lebanon $0.00B
Venezuela $0.00B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.00B
Jordan $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
Jamaica $0.00B
China Imports - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $3,137.59B 17.47%
2021 $3,093.28B 17.36%
2020 $2,374.74B 16.17%
2019 $2,496.15B 17.48%
2018 $2,564.12B 18.45%
2017 $2,208.52B 17.94%
2016 $1,944.49B 17.31%
2015 $2,003.26B 18.11%
2014 $2,241.28B 21.40%
2013 $2,119.39B 22.15%
2012 $1,943.21B 22.78%
2011 $1,825.41B 24.17%
2010 $1,432.42B 23.53%
2009 $1,042.53B 20.44%
2008 $1,149.04B 25.01%
2007 $950.02B 26.76%
2006 $782.81B 28.44%
2005 $648.71B 28.38%
2004 $556.18B 28.44%
2003 $412.14B 24.82%
2002 $295.62B 20.10%
2001 $243.97B 18.22%
2000 $224.31B 18.52%
1999 $168.06B 15.36%
1998 $144.91B 14.08%
1997 $144.62B 15.04%
1996 $137.26B 15.89%
1995 $119.90B 16.32%
1994 $97.25B 17.23%
1993 $86.07B 13.90%
1992 $61.85B 12.54%
1991 $43.94B 10.63%
1990 $38.46B 9.75%
1989 $46.12B 10.11%
1988 $48.98B 12.01%
1987 $33.78B 10.33%
1986 $33.59B 11.18%
1985 $38.30B 12.36%
1984 $24.71B 7.88%
1983 $19.39B 6.36%
1982 $17.79B 6.27%
1981 $21.57B 7.45%
1980 $19.94B 6.51%
1979 $15.62B 5.92%
1978 $11.13B 5.09%
1977 $7.15B 4.09%
1976 $6.66B 4.33%
1975 $7.93B 4.85%
1974 $7.79B 5.40%
1973 $5.21B 3.76%
1972 $2.85B 2.51%
1971 $2.13B 2.13%
1970 $2.28B 2.46%
1969 $1.92B 2.41%
1968 $2.07B 2.92%
1967 $2.17B 2.98%
1966 $2.48B 3.24%
1965 $2.25B 3.19%
1964 $1.71B 2.86%
1963 $1.45B 2.86%
1962 $1.37B 2.91%
1961 $1.75B 3.49%
1960 $2.64B 4.43%