China / Ethiopia

Overview In December 2024, China exported $321M and imported $25M from Ethiopia, resulting in a positive trade balance of $296M. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China have increased by $89.3M (38.5%) from $232M to $321M, while imports decreased by $-13M (-34.3%) from $38M to $25M.

Trade In December 2024, the top exports of China to Ethiopia were Computers ($20.5M), Telephones ($14M), Stranded Aluminium Wire ($10.7M), Electrical Control Boards ($10.2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($6.64M). In December 2024 the top imports of China from Ethiopia were Other Oily Seeds ($12.3M), Coffee ($9.57M), Soybeans ($9.23M), Dried Legumes ($6.56M), and Leather further prepared after tanning or... ($893k).

Origins In December 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($48.6M), Beijing ($43.5M), Jiangsu Province ($37.8M), Zhejiang Province ($28M), and Hebei Province ($28M), while imports destinations were mainly Beijing ($5.66M), Zhejiang Province ($3.34M), Anhui Province ($3.01M), Guangdong Province ($2.32M), and Shandong Province ($1.98M).

Growth In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Ethiopia was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Computers ($19.2M or 1.49k%), Stranded Aluminium Wire ($10.7M or 97.7M%), and Electrical Control Boards ($9.55M or 1.57k%). In December 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Ethiopia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Coffee ($-5.2M or -35.2%), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($-1.47M or -64.6%), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($-169k or -60.5%).