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China exports by industry · 2023Source: UN Comtrade ↗
Electronics & electrical
$896.4B
Machinery & equipment
$510.6B
Vehicles & auto parts
$192.5B
Plastics
$131.5B
Furniture & lighting
$121.5B
Toys & games
$88.5B
Apparel (knitted)
$82.3B
Organic chemicals
$77.9B
Apparel (woven)
$70.2B
Optical & medical instruments
$69.5B
Iron & steel
$69.0B
Footwear
$53.0B
GDP (current US$)
$18.74TLatest · 2024
2010 · $6.19T2011 · $7.67T2012 · $8.67T2013 · $9.74T2014 · $10.67T2015 · $11.28T2016 · $11.46T2017 · $12.54T2018 · $14.15T2019 · $14.56T2020 · $15.00T2021 · $18.20T2022 · $18.32T2023 · $18.27T2024 · $18.74T20102024
Source: World Bank Open Data ↗Updated: 2026-04-08
GDP growth (annual %)
5.0%Latest · 2024
2010 · 10.6%2011 · 9.5%2012 · 7.9%2013 · 7.8%2014 · 7.5%2015 · 7.0%2016 · 6.8%2017 · 6.9%2018 · 6.8%2019 · 6.1%2020 · 2.3%2021 · 8.6%2022 · 3.1%2023 · 5.4%2024 · 5.0%20102024
Source: World Bank Open Data ↗Updated: 2026-04-08
Real GDP growth (IMF, incl. forecast)incl. forecast
3.3%Latest · 2031
2010 · 10.6%2011 · 9.5%2012 · 7.8%2013 · 7.8%2014 · 7.5%2015 · 7.0%2016 · 6.8%2017 · 6.9%2018 · 6.8%2019 · 6.1%2020 · 2.3%2021 · 8.6%2022 · 3.1%2023 · 5.4%2024 · 5.0%2025 · 5.0%2026 · 4.4%2027 · 4.0%2028 · 4.0%2029 · 3.7%2030 · 3.3%2031 · 3.3%20102031
Source: IMF DataMapper (WEO) ↗
Inflation, consumer prices
0.2%Latest · 2024
2010 · 3.2%2011 · 5.6%2012 · 2.6%2013 · 2.6%2014 · 1.9%2015 · 1.4%2016 · 2.0%2017 · 1.6%2018 · 2.1%2019 · 2.9%2020 · 2.4%2021 · 1.0%2022 · 2.0%2023 · 0.2%2024 · 0.2%20102024
Source: World Bank Open Data ↗Updated: 2026-04-08
Inflation rate (IMF, incl. forecast)incl. forecast
2.0%Latest · 2031
2010 · 3.3%2011 · 5.4%2012 · 2.6%2013 · 2.6%2014 · 2.0%2015 · 1.4%2016 · 2.0%2017 · 1.6%2018 · 2.1%2019 · 2.9%2020 · 2.5%2021 · 0.9%2022 · 2.0%2023 · 0.2%2024 · 0.2%2025 · 0.0%2026 · 1.2%2027 · 1.5%2028 · 1.8%2029 · 1.9%2030 · 2.0%2031 · 2.0%20102031
Source: IMF DataMapper (WEO) ↗
China total trade with World (UN Comtrade)
$3.38TLatest · 2023
2019 · $2.50T (Exports)2020 · $2.59T (Exports)2021 · $3.32T (Exports)2022 · $3.59T (Exports)2023 · $3.38T (Exports)2019 · $2.08T (Imports)2020 · $2.07T (Imports)2021 · $2.68T (Imports)2022 · $2.72T (Imports)2023 · $2.56T (Imports)20192023
● Exports● Imports
Source: UN Comtrade ↗
Exports of goods & services (% of GDP)
20.0%Latest · 2024
2010 · 26.7%2011 · 26.2%2012 · 25.1%2013 · 24.2%2014 · 23.1%2015 · 20.9%2016 · 19.2%2017 · 19.3%2018 · 18.8%2019 · 18.1%2020 · 18.2%2021 · 19.5%2022 · 20.3%2023 · 19.1%2024 · 20.0%20102024
Source: World Bank Open Data ↗Updated: 2026-04-08
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
24.9%Latest · 2024
2010 · 31.1%2011 · 31.6%2012 · 31.0%2013 · 30.1%2014 · 29.8%2015 · 28.4%2016 · 27.5%2017 · 27.6%2018 · 27.3%2019 · 26.3%2020 · 25.7%2021 · 27.0%2022 · 26.4%2023 · 25.5%2024 · 24.9%20102024
Source: World Bank Open Data ↗Updated: 2026-04-08
FDI, net inflows
$18.6BLatest · 2024
2010 · $243.7B2011 · $280.1B2012 · $241.2B2013 · $290.9B2014 · $268.1B2015 · $242.5B2016 · $174.7B2017 · $166.1B2018 · $235.4B2019 · $187.2B2020 · $253.1B2021 · $344.1B2022 · $190.2B2023 · $51.3B2024 · $18.6B20102024
Source: World Bank Open Data ↗Updated: 2026-04-08
Population, total
1.41BLatest · 2024
2010 · 1.34B2011 · 1.35B2012 · 1.35B2013 · 1.36B2014 · 1.37B2015 · 1.38B2016 · 1.39B2017 · 1.40B2018 · 1.40B2019 · 1.41B2020 · 1.41B2021 · 1.41B2022 · 1.41B2023 · 1.41B2024 · 1.41B20102024
Source: World Bank Open Data ↗Updated: 2026-04-08