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About

China-Canada In 2022, China exported $62.1B to Canada. The main products that China exported to Canada are Broadcasting Equipment ($2.94B), Computers ($2.49B), and Office Machine Parts ($1.74B). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $2.83B in 1995 to $62.1B in 2022.

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

Canada-China 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). During the last 27 years the exports of Canada to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.01%, from $3.17B in 1995 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 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.01), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.85), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

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 27 years the exports of China to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $2.83B in 1995 to $62.1B in 2022.

In 2022, 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 27 years the exports of Canada to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.01%, from $3.17B in 1995 to $25.4B in 2022.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Canada
Top Destination
United 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 2021, countries that imported more from China than Canada were Hong Kong ($276B), Japan ($178B), and Germany ($152B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Canada than China were 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 2022, 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).

Service Trade

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)

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Canada. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Canada has comparative advantage over China.

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

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