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Exports $62.1BRnk 20 / 211
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Top Product $2.94BBroadcasting Equipment
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Exports $25.4BRnk 2 / 215
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Top Product $2.69BCoal Briquettes
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.92Rnk 31 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH17%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$54,966CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH4.36%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Canada Trade: In 2022, China exported $62.1B to Canada. The main products that China exported to Canada were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.94B), Computers ($2.49B), and Office Machine Parts ($1.74B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 6.86%, from $44.6B in 2017 to $62.1B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Canada.

Canada-China Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $25.4B to China. The main products that Canada exported to China were Coal Briquettes ($2.69B), Crude Petroleum ($2.29B), and Rapeseed ($1.68B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.68%,  from $18.4B in 2017 to $25.4B in 2022.

In 2020, Canada exported services to China worth $3.68B, with Travel ($3.01B), Transportation ($362M), and Royalties and license fees ($113M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Latest Trends

October, 2024

About

Overview In October 2024, China exported $4B and imported $4.17B from Canada, resulting in a negative trade balance of $169M. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of China have increased by $642M (19.1%) from $3.36B to $4B, while imports increased by $645M (18.3%) from $3.53B to $4.17B.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of China to Canada were Telephones ($255M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($124M), Light Fixtures ($111M), Seats ($104M), and Computers ($93.4M). In October 2024 the top imports of China from Canada were Gold ($540M), Rapeseed ($451M), Soybeans ($339M), Packaged Medicaments ($247M), and Iron Ore ($204M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($862M), Jiangsu Province ($816M), Zhejiang Province ($666M), Shandong Province ($415M), and Shanghai Province ($206M), while imports destinations were mainly Beijing ($2.05B), Zhejiang Province ($409M), Shanghai Province ($291M), Guangdong Province ($279M), and Fujian Province ($206M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Canada was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Machinery Having Individual Functions ($65.1M or 733%), Iron Structures ($51.8M or 152%), and Refined Petroleum ($33.4M or 28k%). In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Canada was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Gold ($369M or 215%), Rapeseed ($318M or 239%), and Soybeans ($257M or 312%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$642M(19.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$645M(18.3%)
MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)Guangdong Province$862M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $62.1B to Canada. The main products exported from China to Canada were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.94B), Computers ($2.49B), and Office Machine Parts ($1.74B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 6.86%, from $44.6B in 2017 to $62.1B in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $25.4B to China. The main products exported from Canada to China were Coal Briquettes ($2.69B), Crude Petroleum ($2.29B), and Rapeseed ($1.68B). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.68%, from $18.4B in 2022 to $25.4B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Canada (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B
Canada
Top DestinationUnited States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Canada included Hong Kong ($276B), Japan ($178B), and Germany ($152B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than China included Bonaire ($155M), Botswana ($322M), and Saint Pierre and Miquelon ($28.2M).

Difference in imports from Canada (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Canada

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Machines ($22.5B), Miscellaneous ($7.47B), and Metals ($7.4B).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($8.22B), Vegetable Products ($5.33B), and Paper Goods ($2.46B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Canada+$625MComputers
Top Product Potential Canada China+$2.7BCrude Petroleum

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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Canada exported services to China worth $3.68B, with Travel ($3.01B), Transportation ($362M), and Royalties and license fees ($113M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Canada (Flag) to China (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2022)

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