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About

China-Belarus Trade: In 2023, China exported $5.82B to Belarus. The main products that China exported to Belarus were Cars ($1.5B), Video Displays ($349M), and Combustion Engines ($198M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Belarus have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $2.96B in 2018 to $5.82B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Belarus.

Belarus-China Trade: In 2023, Belarus exported $2.6B to China. The main products that Belarus exported to China were Potassic Fertilizers ($1.46B), Poultry Meat ($277M), and Rapeseed Oil ($275M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belarus to China have increased at an annualized rate of 38.2%,  from $516M in 2018 to $2.6B in 2023.

In 2014, Belarus exported services to China worth $1.74M, with Government services, n.i.e. ($834k), Insurance services ($689k), and Computer and information services ($209k) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Belarus ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 114 in total exports ($7.61B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $5.82B to Belarus. The main products exported from China to Belarus were Cars ($1.5B), Video Displays ($349M), and Combustion Engines ($198M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Belarus have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $2.96B in 2018 to $5.82B in 2023.

In 2018, Belarus exported $2.6B to China. The main products exported from Belarus to China were Potassic Fertilizers ($1.46B), Poultry Meat ($277M), and Rapeseed Oil ($275M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belarus to China have increased at an annualized rate of 38.2%, from $516M in 2023 to $2.6B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Belarus (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Belarus (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Belarus
Top Destination
China$2.6B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Belarus. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Belarus or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Belarus included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Belarus than from China.

Difference in imports from Belarus (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Belarus

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Belarus by product, considering products traded by both, China and Belarus.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Belarus in the exports of Machines ($2.2B), Transportation ($1.79B), and Metals ($326M).

During 2018, Belarus had a large net trade with China in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.47B), Animal Products ($524M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($282M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Belarus+$77.6MCars
Top Product Potential Belarus China+$35.3MSawn Wood

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Belarus. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belarus. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Belarus indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Belarus (Flag) (2023)

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