Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
China's imports (% gdp) stands at 16.89% as of 2025-12-31, down from 17.51% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, China's imports (% gdp) was 16.89%, down from 17.51% in 2024.
In 2024, China's imports (% gdp) was 17.51%, up from 17.34% in 2023.
In 2023, China's imports (% gdp) was 17.34%, up from 17.28% in 2022.
In 2022, China's imports (% gdp) was 17.28%, up from 17.21% in 2021.
In 2021, China's imports (% gdp) was 17.21%, up from 16.07% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.89% | -0.628% |
| 2024 | 17.51% | +0.1764% |
| 2023 | 17.34% | +0.052% |
| 2022 | 17.28% | +0.077% |
| 2021 | 17.21% | +1.14% |
| 2020 | 16.07% | -1.25% |
| 2019 | 17.31% | -0.8093% |
| 2018 | 18.12% | +0.5086% |
| 2017 | 17.62% | +0.6417% |
| 2016 | 16.97% | -0.7846% |
| 2015 | 17.76% | -3.24% |
| 2014 | 21% | -0.7562% |
| 2013 | 21.75% | -0.6508% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -1.39% |
| 2011 | 23.79% | +0.6626% |
| 2010 | 23.13% | +3.04% |
| 2009 | 20.09% | -4.53% |
| 2008 | 24.62% | -1.74% |
| 2007 | 26.36% | -1.68% |
| 2006 | 28.04% | +0.0515% |
| 2005 | 27.99% | -0.0393% |
| 2004 | 28.03% | +3.56% |
| 2003 | 24.48% | +4.63% |
| 2002 | 19.84% | +1.84% |
| 2001 | 18% | -0.3244% |
| 2000 | 18.33% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 15.22% | +1.25% |
| 1998 | 13.97% | -0.9718% |
| 1997 | 14.94% | -0.8598% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | -0.4385% |
| 1995 | 16.24% | -0.9114% |
| 1994 | 17.15% | -2.12% |
| 1993 | 19.27% | +4.84% |
| 1992 | 14.43% | +3.01% |
| 1991 | 11.43% | +0.7902% |
| 1990 | 10.64% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 13.24% | -2.42% |
| 1988 | 15.66% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 12.35% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 11.15% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 12.35% | +2.87% |
| 1984 | 9.49% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.39% | -0.2696% |
| 1982 | 8.66% | -2.67% |
| 1981 | 11.32% | -0.0829% |
| 1980 | 11.41% | +2.71% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | +0.5136% |
| 1978 | 8.19% | +3.59% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -0.1665% |
| 1976 | 4.77% | -0.3378% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | -0.2387% |
| 1974 | 5.34% | +1.55% |
| 1973 | 3.79% | +1.23% |
| 1972 | 2.56% | +0.3271% |
| 1971 | 2.23% | -0.1395% |
| 1970 | 2.37% | +0.2055% |
| 1969 | 2.17% | -0.4315% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | -0.0299% |
| 1967 | 2.63% | -0.2139% |
| 1966 | 2.84% | +0.1277% |
| 1965 | 2.72% | +0.2399% |
| 1964 | 2.48% | +0.0932% |
| 1963 | 2.38% | -0.001% |
| 1962 | 2.38% | -0.4234% |
| 1961 | 2.81% | -0.352% |
| 1960 | 3.16% | — |
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China's imports (% gdp) is 16.89% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 17.51% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 28.04% (2006); the lowest is 2.17% (1969), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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