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Exports $47BRnk 25 / 211
2022
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Top Product $3.29BSemiconductor Devices
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Exports $8.51BRnk 11 / 218
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Top Product $1.2BCopper Ore
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.81Rnk 33 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH5.49%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$29,350CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH3.63%CURRENT US$
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China-Spain Trade: In 2022, China exported $47B to Spain. The main products that China exported to Spain were Semiconductor Devices ($3.29B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.07B), and Electric Batteries ($1.81B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $26.7B in 2017 to $47B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Spain.

Spain-China Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $8.51B to China. The main products that Spain exported to China were Copper Ore ($1.2B), Pig Meat ($1.05B), and Packaged Medicaments ($620M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.38%,  from $6.87B in 2017 to $8.51B in 2022.

In 2018, Spain exported services to China worth $0, with 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, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

Latest Trends

October, 2024

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Overview In October 2024, China exported $3.72B and imported $795M from Spain, resulting in a positive trade balance of $2.93B. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of China have increased by $404M (12.2%) from $3.32B to $3.72B, while imports increased by $208M (35.5%) from $587M to $795M.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of China to Spain were Cars ($397M), Electric Batteries ($186M), Semiconductor Devices ($171M), Trunks and Cases ($83.7M), and Rubber Footwear ($77.8M). In October 2024 the top imports of China from Spain were Pig Meat ($142M), Copper Ore ($98.6M), Edible Offal ($55.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($33.5M), and Ethylene Polymers ($32.1M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($853M), Zhejiang Province ($843M), Jiangsu Province ($467M), Shanghai Province ($239M), and Shandong Province ($236M), while imports destinations were mainly Shanghai Province ($155M), Shandong Province ($123M), Zhejiang Province ($120M), Beijing ($71.4M), and Guangdong Province ($63.7M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Spain was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Cars ($395M or 23.8k%), Electric Batteries ($98.1M or 111%), and Semiconductor Devices ($40.2M or 30.8%). In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Spain was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Pig Meat ($35.5M or 33.5%), Ethylene Polymers ($17.6M or 122%), and Edible Offal ($7.57M or 15.8%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$404M(12.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$208M(35.5%)
MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)Guangdong Province$853M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $47B to Spain. The main products exported from China to Spain were Semiconductor Devices ($3.29B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.07B), and Electric Batteries ($1.81B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $26.7B in 2017 to $47B in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $8.51B to China. The main products exported from Spain to China were Copper Ore ($1.2B), Pig Meat ($1.05B), and Packaged Medicaments ($620M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.38%, from $6.87B in 2022 to $8.51B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Spain (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B
Spain
Top DestinationFrance$65.2B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Spain included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than China included Portugal ($34.9B), France ($65.2B), and Morocco ($12.1B).

Difference in imports from Spain (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Spain

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Machines ($17.9B), Textiles ($5.45B), and Miscellaneous ($4.17B).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with China in the exports of Animal Products ($1.88B), Mineral Products ($1.57B), and Chemical Products ($1.25B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Spain+$982MTelephones
Top Product Potential Spain China+$367MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

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 2018, Spain exported services to China worth $0, with being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Spain (Flag) to China (Flag) (2018)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2022)

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