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Exports $8.52BRnk 57 / 208
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Top Product $855MSemiconductor Devices
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Exports $650MRnk 21 / 214
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Top Product $148MPackaged Medicaments
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.16Rnk 21 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.4Rnk 46 / 132
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GDP$17.8TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH85.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH2.93%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,614CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH79.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$23,401CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH8.47%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Greece Trade: In 2023, China exported $8.52B to Greece. The main products that China exported to Greece were Semiconductor Devices ($855M), Computers ($757M), and Other toys ($304M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Greece have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $4.96B in 2018 to $8.52B in 2023.

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

Greece-China Trade: In 2023, Greece exported $650M to China. The main products that Greece exported to China were Packaged Medicaments ($148M), Refined Petroleum ($114M), and Precious Metal Ore ($105M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Greece to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.36%,  from $953M in 2018 to $650M in 2023.

In 2020, Greece exported services to China worth $1.4B, with Transportation ($1.37B), Communications services ($13.7M), and Other business services ($9.02M) 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, Greece ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.4), and 56 in total exports ($53.3B).

Latest Trends

December, 2024

About

Overview In December 2024, China exported $928M and imported $101M from Greece, resulting in a positive trade balance of $826M. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China have decreased by $-216M (-18.9%) from $1.14B to $928M, while imports increased by $44.6M (78.5%) from $56.9M to $101M.

Trade In December 2024, the top exports of China to Greece were Rubber Footwear ($76.2M), Buses ($63M), Semiconductor Devices ($60.7M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($50.2M), and Trunks and Cases ($49.4M). In December 2024 the top imports of China from Greece were Packaged Medicaments ($13.7M), Precious Metal Ore ($5.58M), Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($4.61M), Iron Pyrites ($3.78M), and Dolomite ($2.46M).

Origins In December 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Zhejiang Province ($366M), Guangdong Province ($141M), Jiangsu Province ($83.5M), Shandong Province ($67.7M), and Fujian Province ($48.9M), while imports destinations were mainly Liaoning Province ($36.7M), Guangdong Province ($14.8M), Shanghai Province ($14.7M), Fujian Province ($11.1M), and Hunan Province ($7.41M).

Growth In December 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year exports to Greece was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Computers ($-36.2M or -47%), Rubber Footwear ($-27.9M or -26.8%), and Light Fixtures ($-25.5M or -48%). In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Greece was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Packaged Medicaments ($6.51M or 90.4%), Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($1.99M or 75.7%), and Soap ($1.96M or 579%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$-216M(-18.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$44.6M(78.5%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Zhejiang Province$366M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of China over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $8.52B to Greece. The main products exported from China to Greece were Semiconductor Devices ($855M), Computers ($757M), and Other toys ($304M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Greece have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $4.96B in 2018 to $8.52B in 2023.

In 2018, Greece exported $650M to China. The main products exported from Greece to China were Packaged Medicaments ($148M), Refined Petroleum ($114M), and Precious Metal Ore ($105M). During the last 5 years the exports of Greece to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.36%, from $953M in 2023 to $650M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B
Greece
Top DestinationItaly$6.21B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Greece than China included Cyprus ($3.03B), Gibraltar ($1.25B), and North Macedonia ($1.11B).

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

Comparative Advantage China - Greece

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Greece in the exports of Machines ($3.59B), Miscellaneous ($931M), and Textiles ($725M).

During 2018, Greece had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($345M), Chemical Products ($164M), and Machines ($56.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Greece+$190MTelephones
Top Product Potential Greece China+$134MRefined 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, Greece exported services to China worth $1.4B, with Transportation ($1.37B), Communications services ($13.7M), and Other business services ($9.02M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Greece (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 Greece. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Greece. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Greece indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

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

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