Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Tianjin. In December 2022 Tianjin was the number 15 in total exports and the number 8 in total imports in China.

Exports In 2022, China's Tianjin exported $57.2B, making it the 15th largest exporter out of the 31 exporters in China. In 2022 the top exports of Tianjin were Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers,... ($2.21B), Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether... ($1.46B), Fixed wing aircraft, unladen weight >... ($1.32B), Parts and accessories of data processing... ($1.27B), and Flat panel display modules, whether or... ($1.1B).

Imports In 2022, China's Tianjin imported $69.5B, making it the 8th largest importer out of the 31 importers in China. In 2022 top imports of Tianjin were Fixed wing aircraft, unladen weight >... ($5B), Medium Sized Cars ($4.93B), Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers,... ($3.42B), Soya beans: other than seed, whether... ($3.37B), and Large Sized Cars ($2.86B).

Economic Complexity In 2020, the highest complexity exports of Tianjin according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Sound Recordings (0.69), Bicycles, delivery tricycles, other cycles (0.062), Railway Cargo Containers (-0.4), Coke (-0.43), and Other Carpets (-0.55). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Yearly Exports

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Top Destination (2022): United States, $6.89B

Top Product (2022): Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers,..., $2.21B

In 2022 the top export destinations of Tianjin were United States ($6.89B), South Korea ($3.77B), Japan ($3.44B), Hong Kong ($3.24B), and Germany ($2.12B).

In 2022 the top exports of Tianjin were Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers,... ($2.21B), Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether... ($1.46B), Fixed wing aircraft, unladen weight >... ($1.32B), Parts and accessories of data processing... ($1.27B), and Flat panel display modules, whether or... ($1.1B).

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Exports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

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Top Origin (2022): United States, $8.58B

Top Import (2022): Fixed wing aircraft, unladen weight >..., $5B

In 2022 the top import origins of Tianjin were United States ($8.58B), Germany ($8.1B), South Korea ($7.51B), Japan ($6.67B), and France ($4.04B).

In 2022 the top imports of Tianjin were Fixed wing aircraft, unladen weight >... ($5B), Medium Sized Cars ($4.93B), Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers,... ($3.42B), Soya beans: other than seed, whether... ($3.37B), and Large Sized Cars ($2.86B).

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Imports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Import Origins (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

Economic Complexity

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Economic Complexity of Tianjin

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Economic Complexity (2022): 0.27

Tianjin ranks 6th out of the 31 provinces in China according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

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The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Tianjin already has a comparative advantage, are led by Vacuum Flask (0.34), Wrenches (0.34), Cast or Rolled Glass (0.33), Other Cutlery (0.32), and Umbrellas (0.32).

Most Complex Products by PCI

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The highest complexity exports of Tianjin according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Sound Recordings (0.69), Bicycles, delivery tricycles, other cycles (0.062), Railway Cargo Containers (-0.4), Coke (-0.43), and Other Carpets (-0.55). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

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The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Sound Recordings (99.5), Sound Recordings (99.5), Sound Recordings (99.5), Sound Recordings (99.5), and Percussion (41.1).

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Tianjin is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

Relatedness Space

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This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Tianjin. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Tianjin exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.