China - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 4.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 12.16 in 1982, while its lowest value was 2.09 in 1996.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1961 7.36
1978 3.10
1979 3.41
1980 3.96
1981 8.38
1982 12.16
1983 11.61
1984 9.64
1985 6.50
1986 6.92
1987 6.96
1988 4.44
1989 2.68
1990 2.25
1991 2.16
1992 2.18
1993 2.48
1994 2.32
1995 2.19
1996 2.09
1997 2.11
1998 2.42
1999 2.55
2000 2.56
2001 2.71
2002 2.96
2003 2.98
2004 2.97
2005 3.10
2006 3.28
2007 3.74
2008 4.38
2009 4.66
2010 4.11
2011 4.10
2012 4.45
2013 4.58
2014 4.86
2015 5.05
2016 4.88
2017 4.35
2018 4.24
2019 4.83
2020 4.74

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in China was 2,590,220,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,590,220,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,913,000,000 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 2,571,000,000
1961 1,942,000,000
1962 1,913,000,000
1963 2,031,000,000
1964 2,250,000,000
1965 2,563,000,000
1966 2,681,000,000
1967 2,388,000,000
1968 2,340,000,000
1969 2,429,000,000
1970 2,307,000,000
1971 2,783,000,000
1972 3,693,000,000
1973 5,876,000,000
1974 7,108,000,000
1975 7,689,000,000
1976 6,943,000,000
1977 7,520,000,000
1978 9,955,000,000
1979 13,614,000,000
1980 18,099,000,000
1981 22,007,000,000
1982 22,321,000,000
1983 22,226,000,000
1984 26,139,000,000
1985 27,350,000,000
1986 30,942,000,000
1987 39,437,000,000
1988 47,516,000,000
1989 52,538,000,000
1990 62,091,000,000
1991 71,910,000,000
1992 84,940,000,000
1993 91,744,000,000
1994 121,006,000,000
1995 148,780,000,000
1996 151,048,000,000
1997 182,792,000,000
1998 183,712,000,000
1999 194,931,000,000
2000 249,203,000,000
2001 266,098,000,000
2002 325,596,000,000
2003 438,228,000,000
2004 593,326,000,000
2005 761,953,000,000
2006 968,978,000,000
2007 1,220,460,000,000
2008 1,430,690,000,000
2009 1,201,610,000,000
2010 1,577,750,000,000
2011 1,898,380,000,000
2012 2,048,710,000,000
2013 2,209,010,000,000
2014 2,342,290,000,000
2015 2,273,470,000,000
2016 2,097,630,000,000
2017 2,263,350,000,000
2018 2,486,700,000,000
2019 2,499,460,000,000
2020 2,590,220,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 68.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 88.64 in 1994, while its lowest value was 67.88 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 82.27
1978 72.39
1979 74.58
1980 76.17
1981 77.24
1982 74.80
1983 75.72
1984 77.41
1985 79.38
1986 79.54
1987 79.66
1988 81.70
1989 83.98
1990 84.94
1991 88.06
1992 86.89
1993 86.29
1994 88.64
1995 87.22
1996 87.92
1997 88.04
1998 88.00
1999 88.21
2000 87.10
2001 86.45
2002 85.86
2003 85.25
2004 84.49
2005 83.61
2006 82.07
2007 79.36
2008 77.07
2009 76.85
2010 75.47
2011 74.11
2012 73.26
2013 72.26
2014 71.02
2015 71.29
2016 70.72
2017 70.09
2018 69.81
2019 67.88
2020 68.87

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 18.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 19.52 in 2019, while its lowest value was 4.50 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 12.47
1978 5.87
1979 5.90
1980 6.98
1981 13.57
1982 17.01
1983 16.73
1984 14.21
1985 10.73
1986 10.73
1987 11.34
1988 8.83
1989 5.03
1990 5.63
1991 4.50
1992 7.58
1993 8.72
1994 6.40
1995 6.87
1996 6.60
1997 6.95
1998 7.75
1999 7.43
2000 7.78
2001 8.26
2002 8.67
2003 9.39
2004 10.07
2005 10.94
2006 12.52
2007 14.85
2008 16.69
2009 16.15
2010 17.09
2011 17.89
2012 17.83
2013 18.12
2014 18.90
2015 18.16
2016 18.51
2017 19.06
2018 19.03
2019 19.52
2020 18.21

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 12.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 12.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.11 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 4.47
1978 5.88
1979 6.16
1980 6.35
1981 5.03
1982 4.38
1983 4.03
1984 4.11
1985 3.77
1986 3.11
1987 3.47
1988 3.88
1989 3.66
1990 4.05
1991 4.18
1992 3.91
1993 4.15
1994 4.22
1995 5.05
1996 4.73
1997 4.92
1998 4.13
1999 4.22
2000 4.88
2001 5.06
2002 5.30
2003 5.22
2004 5.27
2005 5.28
2006 5.16
2007 5.49
2008 5.96
2009 6.64
2010 6.96
2011 7.41
2012 8.28
2013 9.23
2014 9.74
2015 10.11
2016 10.44
2017 10.76
2018 11.11
2019 12.53
2020 12.86

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 4.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 5.40 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1978 0.21
1980 0.19
1981 0.14
1982 0.11
1983 0.14
1984 0.07
1985 0.36
1986 0.34
1987 0.39
1988 0.35
1989 0.25
1990 0.18
1991 0.13
1992 3.29
1993 3.59
1994 1.78
1995 1.68
1996 1.61
1997 1.71
1998 1.69
1999 1.51
2000 1.77
2001 1.60
2002 1.95
2003 2.64
2004 2.87
2005 3.43
2006 3.84
2007 4.90
2008 5.40
2009 4.04
2010 4.25
2011 4.46
2012 4.55
2013 4.68
2014 4.59
2015 3.46
2016 3.82
2017 4.09
2018 4.08
2019 4.32
2020 4.14

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 4.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 4.96 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.17 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 0.17
1978 0.82
1979 1.59
1980 2.23
1981 2.41
1982 2.50
1983 2.22
1984 2.06
1985 2.14
1986 1.30
1987 1.02
1988 0.60
1989 0.79
1990 0.88
1991 0.77
1992 0.84
1993 1.20
1994 1.22
1995 1.33
1996 1.30
1997 1.50
1998 1.77
1999 1.62
2000 1.79
2001 2.07
2002 2.01
2003 1.90
2004 2.18
2005 2.14
2006 2.66
2007 3.00
2008 3.58
2009 3.34
2010 4.06
2011 4.49
2012 4.52
2013 4.52
2014 4.40
2015 4.36
2016 4.19
2017 4.58
2018 4.84
2019 4.96
2020 4.68

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 2.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 10.99 in 1983, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 6.13
1978 2.18
1979 2.05
1980 2.81
1981 6.65
1982 10.09
1983 10.99
1984 8.84
1985 5.61
1986 5.95
1987 5.84
1988 3.49
1989 1.60
1990 1.54
1991 1.24
1992 1.24
1993 1.31
1994 1.01
1995 1.00
1996 1.00
1997 1.05
1998 1.29
1999 1.42
2000 1.29
2001 1.42
2002 1.54
2003 1.54
2004 1.49
2005 1.54
2006 1.68
2007 1.92
2008 2.09
2009 2.55
2010 2.38
2011 2.28
2012 2.23
2013 2.39
2014 2.84
2015 2.70
2016 2.76
2017 2.58
2018 2.35
2019 2.32
2020 2.17

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 3.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 4.73 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 2.79
1978 1.48
1979 1.60
1980 1.11
1981 2.04
1982 2.08
1983 1.83
1984 1.81
1985 1.62
1986 1.80
1987 1.55
1988 1.45
1989 1.58
1990 1.55
1991 1.56
1992 1.27
1993 1.53
1994 1.46
1995 1.69
1996 1.48
1997 1.46
1998 1.41
1999 1.50
2000 1.53
2001 1.55
2002 1.67
2003 1.64
2004 1.89
2005 2.09
2006 2.41
2007 2.89
2008 3.10
2009 3.48
2010 3.65
2011 3.75
2012 3.44
2013 3.40
2014 3.66
2015 4.14
2016 4.58
2017 4.72
2018 4.73
2019 4.60
2020 3.97

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 3.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 3.51 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.64 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 3.38
1978 1.19
1979 0.67
1980 0.64
1981 2.33
1982 2.23
1983 1.55
1984 1.43
1985 1.00
1986 1.35
1987 2.54
1988 2.93
1989 0.81
1990 1.48
1991 0.80
1992 0.95
1993 1.09
1994 0.93
1995 1.17
1996 1.21
1997 1.24
1998 1.59
1999 1.37
2000 1.39
2001 1.61
2002 1.49
2003 1.67
2004 1.63
2005 1.72
2006 1.93
2007 2.14
2008 2.52
2009 2.74
2010 2.75
2011 2.91
2012 3.08
2013 3.13
2014 3.41
2015 3.51
2016 3.16
2017 3.08
2018 3.04
2019 3.32
2020 3.25

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 0.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 15.86 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 0.79
1978 15.86
1979 13.36
1980 10.50
1981 4.17
1982 3.81
1983 3.52
1984 4.26
1985 6.11
1986 6.61
1987 5.52
1988 5.59
1989 7.33
1990 5.39
1991 3.26
1992 1.62
1993 0.84
1994 0.74
1995 0.86
1996 0.75
1997 0.09
1998 0.12
1999 0.14
2000 0.24
2001 0.23
2002 0.18
2003 0.13
2004 0.16
2005 0.18
2006 0.25
2007 0.30
2008 0.28
2009 0.36
2010 0.47
2011 0.59
2012 0.63
2013 0.40
2014 0.33
2015 0.43
2016 0.33
2017 0.10
2018 0.05
2019 0.07
2020 0.07

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in China was 2,598,020,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,598,020,000,000 in 2020 and 469,800,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1961 469,800,000
1978 9,650,200,000
1979 13,552,200,000
1980 18,139,200,000
1981 21,473,600,000
1982 21,863,100,000
1983 22,093,400,000
1984 24,821,700,000
1985 27,328,400,000
1986 31,367,300,000
1987 39,462,000,000
1988 47,660,000,000
1989 52,907,870,000
1990 62,755,870,000
1991 71,962,490,000
1992 85,616,910,000
1993 91,690,700,000
1994 120,864,000,000
1995 148,957,000,000
1996 151,163,000,000
1997 182,923,000,000
1998 183,749,000,000
1999 194,936,000,000
2000 249,300,000,000
2001 266,713,000,000
2002 325,751,000,000
2003 438,500,000,000
2004 593,647,000,000
2005 762,218,000,000
2006 969,025,000,000
2007 1,217,830,000,000
2008 1,428,870,000,000
2009 1,202,050,000,000
2010 1,578,440,000,000
2011 1,899,280,000,000
2012 2,050,090,000,000
2013 2,210,660,000,000
2014 2,343,220,000,000
2015 2,280,540,000,000
2016 2,136,590,000,000
2017 2,280,090,000,000
2018 2,501,330,000,000
2019 2,498,550,000,000
2020 2,598,020,000,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in China was 12.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 12.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.11 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1961 4.47
1978 5.88
1979 6.16
1980 6.35
1981 5.03
1982 4.38
1983 4.03
1984 4.11
1985 3.77
1986 3.11
1987 3.47
1988 3.88
1989 3.66
1990 4.05
1991 4.18
1992 3.91
1993 4.15
1994 4.22
1995 5.05
1996 4.73
1997 4.92
1998 4.13
1999 4.22
2000 4.88
2001 5.06
2002 5.30
2003 5.22
2004 5.27
2005 5.28
2006 5.16
2007 5.49
2008 5.96
2009 6.64
2010 6.96
2011 7.41
2012 8.28
2013 9.23
2014 9.74
2015 10.11
2016 10.44
2017 10.76
2018 11.11
2019 12.53
2020 12.86

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports