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Top Product $59.3BBroadcasting Equipment
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Top Product $18BSoybeans
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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About

China-United States Trade: In 2022, China exported $551B to United States. The main products that China exported to United States were Broadcasting Equipment ($59.3B), Computers ($51.9B), and Office Machine Parts ($17.2B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 3.54%, from $463B in 2017 to $551B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to United States.

United States-China Trade: In 2022, United States exported $151B to China. The main products that United States exported to China were Soybeans ($18B), Integrated Circuits ($9.61B), and Crude Petroleum ($6.9B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.91%,  from $128B in 2017 to $151B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to China worth $58.1B, with Travel ($30.7B), Royalties and license fees ($7.41B), and Financial services ($7.26B) 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

About

Overview In September 2024, China exported $47B and imported $13.7B from United States, resulting in a positive trade balance of $33.3B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China have increased by $995M (2.16%) from $46B to $47B, while imports increased by $857M (6.68%) from $12.8B to $13.7B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of China to United States were Telephones ($5.39B), Computers ($2.81B), Electric Batteries ($1.42B), Light Fixtures ($998M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($939M). In September 2024 the top imports of China from United States were Soybeans ($3.58B), Cars ($706M), Petroleum Gas ($674M), Integrated Circuits ($645M), and Crude Petroleum ($633M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($12.4B), Jiangsu Province ($7.5B), Zhejiang Province ($7.45B), Shandong Province ($3.48B), and Shanghai Province ($3.37B), while imports destinations were mainly Beijing ($2.88B), Shanghai Province ($2.36B), Guangdong Province ($1.34B), Jiangsu Province ($1.3B), and Zhejiang Province ($1.25B).

Growth In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to United States was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Electric Batteries ($747M or 112%), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($288M or 47.8%), and Video and Card Games ($181M or 33.8%). In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from United States was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Petroleum Coke ($124M or 167%), Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($103M or 62.2%), and Corn ($102M or 31.3%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$995M(2.16%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$857M(6.68%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Guangdong Province$12.4B

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 2022, China exported $551B to United States. The main products exported from China to United States were Broadcasting Equipment ($59.3B), Computers ($51.9B), and Office Machine Parts ($17.2B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 3.54%, from $463B in 2017 to $551B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $151B to China. The main products exported from United States to China were Soybeans ($18B), Integrated Circuits ($9.61B), and Crude Petroleum ($6.9B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.91%, from $128B in 2022 to $151B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than United States included Hong Kong ($276B), Vietnam ($138B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than China included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and Switzerland ($37.7B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - United States

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($254B), Miscellaneous ($74.7B), and Textiles ($42.5B).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($30.7B), Vegetable Products ($27.4B), and Chemical Products ($20.3B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China United States+$2.5BCars
Top Product Potential United States China+$4.7BCrude 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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