China / Ethiopia

Overview In September 2024, China exported $230M and imported $16.6M from Ethiopia, resulting in a positive trade balance of $213M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China have increased by $22.2M (10.7%) from $208M to $230M, while imports decreased by $-12.5M (-43%) from $29M to $16.6M.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of China to Ethiopia were Buses ($11M), Telephones ($9.87M), Knit Women's Suits ($7.86M), Pesticides ($6.61M), and Cars ($5.24M). In September 2024 the top imports of China from Ethiopia were Coffee ($14.8M), Other Oily Seeds ($6.56M), Soybeans ($5.34M), Dried Legumes ($3.24M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($2.28M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($33.6M), Zhejiang Province ($31.8M), Fujian Province ($27.7M), Shanghai Province ($24.8M), and Jiangsu Province ($22.8M), while imports destinations were mainly Jiangsu Province ($3.4M), Beijing ($2.61M), Shanghai Province ($2.18M), Zhejiang Province ($1.86M), and Guangdong Province ($1.31M).

Growth In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Ethiopia was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Buses ($11M or 75.7k%), Pesticides ($4.74M or 254%), and Cars ($4.49M or 598%). In September 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Ethiopia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Other Oily Seeds ($-16.6M or -71.6%), Dried Legumes ($-2.75M or -46%), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($-1.67M or -85.6%).