China / Ethiopia

Overview In May 2024, China exported $279M and imported $42.9M from Ethiopia, resulting in a positive trade balance of $236M. Between May 2023 and May 2024 the exports of China have increased by $56.6M (25.4%) from $223M to $279M, while imports decreased by $-9.59M (-18.3%) from $52.5M to $42.9M.

Trade In May 2024, the top exports of China to Ethiopia were Buses ($11M), Telephones ($9.87M), Knit Women's Suits ($7.86M), Pesticides ($6.61M), and Cars ($5.24M). In May 2024 the top imports of China from Ethiopia were Coffee ($14.8M), Other Oily Seeds ($6.56M), Soybeans ($5.34M), Dried Legumes ($3.24M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($2.28M).

Origins In May 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Zhejiang Province ($60.1M), Guangdong Province ($50.2M), Jiangsu Province ($32.9M), Beijing ($30.4M), and Shandong Province ($22.6M), while imports destinations were mainly Shandong Province ($12.4M), Beijing ($6.15M), Anhui Province ($5.01M), Jiangsu Province ($4.19M), and Shanghai Province ($2.67M).

Growth In May 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Ethiopia was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Buses ($11M or 75.7k%), Pesticides ($4.74M or 254%), and Cars ($4.49M or 598%). In May 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Ethiopia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Other Oily Seeds ($-16.6M or -71.6%), Dried Legumes ($-2.75M or -46%), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($-1.67M or -85.6%).