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2018
Exports $24.2BWorld Rnk 1 / 198
Flag Rnk 25 / 96
2018
Destination $3.28B Singapore
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $3.28BSingapore
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Ships, boats, & floating structures0.24Rnk 483 / 1025
2018
Imports $609MWorld Rnk 39 / 224
Flag Rnk 79 / 96
2018
Origin $114M Thailand
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $114MThailand
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of China1.16Rnk 21 / 132

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Exports In 2018, China exported $24.2B in Ships, boats, & floating structures, making it the 1st largest exporter of Ships, boats, & floating structures in the world. At the same year, Ships, boats, & floating structures was the 25th most exported product in China. The main destination of Ships, boats, & floating structures exports from China are: Singapore ($7.09B), Liberia ($5.23B), Marshall Islands ($1.85B), Brazil ($1.07B), and Japan ($762M).

The fastest growing export markets for Ships, boats, & floating structures of China between 2022 and 2023 were Singapore ($3.28B), Liberia ($2.15B), and Brazil ($969M).

Imports In 2023, China imported $609M in Ships, boats, & floating structures, becoming the 39th largest importer of Ships, boats, & floating structures in the world. At the same year, Ships, boats, & floating structures was the 79th most imported product in China. China imports Ships, boats, & floating structures primarily from: Thailand ($116M), Chinese Taipei ($111M), Singapore ($71.2M), Germany ($56.8M), and Mexico ($34.1M).

The fastest growing import markets in Ships, boats, & floating structures for China between 2022 and 2023 were Thailand ($114M), Chinese Taipei ($107M), and Australia ($14.5M).

COMPANIES In 2024, leading companies such as Dollarama (85), Wistron (57), and Walmart (51) were at the forefront of shipping Ships, boats, & floating structures from China to the United States.

Latest Trends

December 2024

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Overview In December 2024 China's Ships, boats, & floating structures exports accounted up to $5.59B and imports accounted up to $7.41M, resulting in a positive trade balance of $5.59B. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China's   Ships, boats, & floating structures have increased by $2.35B (72.2%) from $3.25B to $5.59B, while imports decreased by $-38.1M (-83.7%) from $45.6M to $7.41M.

Destinations In December 2024, Ships, boats, & floating structures were exported mostly to Indonesia ($1.44B), Liberia ($1.12B), Singapore ($797M), Hong Kong ($505M), and Marshall Islands ($277M), and were imported mostly from Mexico ($3.26M), Germany ($1.91M), United States ($1.13M), Thailand ($363k), and Norway ($362k).

Growth In December 2024, the increase in Ships, boats, & floating structures's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Liberia ($1.13B or 545%), Hong Kong ($875M or 960%), and Marshall Islands ($254M or 244%). In December 2024, the decrease in Ships, boats, & floating structures's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Mexico ($-880k or -17.2%), United States ($-860k or -50.8%), and Germany ($-229k or -97%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$2.35B(72.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$-38.1M(-83.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Jiangsu Province$3.37B
MAIN DESTINATION (December 2024)Indonesia$1.44B

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$24.2B
IMPORTS (2023)$609M
NET TRADE (2023)$23.5B

In 2023, China exported $24.2B in Ships, boats, & floating structures. The main destinations of China exports on Ships, boats, & floating structures were Singapore ($7.09B), Liberia ($5.23B), Marshall Islands ($1.85B), Brazil ($1.07B), and Japan ($762M).

In 2023, China imported $609M in Ships, boats, & floating structures, mainly from Thailand ($116M), Chinese Taipei ($111M), Singapore ($71.2M), Germany ($56.8M), and Mexico ($34.1M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Ships, boats, & floating structures EXPORT MARKETS FOR China WERE (2022 - 2023):
Singapore$3.28B (85.9%)
Liberia$2.15B (69.9%)
Brazil$969M (968%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Ships, boats, & floating structures BY China WERE (2022 - 2023):
Panama-$1.46B (-82.3%)
Saudi Arabia-$1.25B (-89.6%)
Norway-$627M (-89.2%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, China's main exporting competitors in Ships, boats, & floating structures were:
Japan $10.2B
Italy $5.81B
In 2023, China's main importing competitors in Ships, boats, & floating structures were:
Singapore $9.88B
Liberia $9.63B
United States $9.14B

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Trade Value of Ships, boats, & floating structures by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $96.1M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALSouth Korea+ $58.3M

Ships, boats, & floating structures’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $96.1M.   Ships, boats, & floating structures’s highest import potential is South Korea with an import gap of $58.3M.

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