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Ukraine-China Trade: In 2023, Ukraine exported $2.5B to China. The main products that Ukraine exported to China were Corn ($1.1B), Seed Oils ($535M), and Other Vegetable Residues ($348M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ukraine to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.62%, from $2.2B in 2018 to $2.5B in 2023.

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

China-Ukraine Trade: In 2023, China exported $10.1B to Ukraine. The main products that China exported to Ukraine were Broadcasting Equipment ($670M), Computers ($477M), and Cars ($404M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Ukraine have increased at an annualized rate of 2.5%, from $7.87B in 2018 to $10.1B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Ukraine ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.39), and 64 in total exports ($40.3B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, Ukraine exported $2.5B to China. The main products exported from Ukraine to China were Corn ($1.1B), Seed Oils ($535M), and Other Vegetable Residues ($348M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ukraine to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.62%, from $2.2B in 2018 to $2.5B in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $10.1B to Ukraine. The main products exported from China to Ukraine were Broadcasting Equipment ($670M), Computers ($477M), and Cars ($404M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Ukraine have increased at an annualized rate of 2.5%, from $7.87B in 2023 to $10.1B in 2018.

Exports from Ukraine () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Ukraine () (2023)

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Trade between Ukraine () and China ()

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Ukraine
Top DestinationPoland$4.83B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ukraine than China included Moldova ($1.13B), Saint Martin ($33.6k), and Saint Barthélemy ($6.47k).

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

Difference in imports from China () and Ukraine () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ukraine - China

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

During 2023, Ukraine had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.19B), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($631M), and Foodstuffs ($362M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Ukraine in the exports of Machines ($4.62B), Chemical Products ($831M), and Metals ($814M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ukraine China+$450MIron Ore

Top Product Potential China Ukraine+$156MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ukraine () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Ukraine () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Ukraine () and China ()

Ukraine Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Ukraine () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ukraine - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Ukraine () and China () (2023)

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