Exports as a share of GDP in China: 21.1% in 2025, ranking 139th of 176 countries. In 2010 it was 26.7%.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks exports as a share of GDP in China for each year from 2010 to 2025, 16 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in % of gdp. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2025, China's exports fell from 26.7% to 21.1%, a fall of 5.7 percentage points.
- The highest value in this period was 26.7% in 2010; the lowest was 18.1% in 2019.
- Recently, the figure has risen in each of the last two years (2024: 20.4%; 2025: 21.1%).
- That is 8.4 percentage points below the world figure of 29.5%.
- China has the 139th-highest value of 176 countries with recent data.
- In Eastern Asia, China has the 6th-highest value of 6 countries with recent data; the highest is Hong Kong SAR, China (199.8%), and the typical (median) value is 56.9%.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 25.0% in 2010 to 2014, 19.3% in 2015 to 2019 and 19.8% in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 6 of the 15 year-to-year steps and down in 9. The biggest one-year rise came in 2021 (+1.2 percentage points). The biggest one-year fall came in 2015 (−2.1 percentage points). Year to year, the figure typically varied by about 2.8 percentage points around its average of 21.3%, a moderately variable pattern.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Eastern Asia, where the typical value is 56.9%, China is 35.8 percentage points lower.
Related figures
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) by country, 2025: 199.8% (highest: Hong Kong SAR, China). The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP.
- Exports as a share of GDP in Hong Kong SAR, China, 2010–2025: 199.8% (Exports, 2025 · 1st of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in Hong Kong SAR, China: 199.8% in 2025, ranking 1st of 176 countries.
- Exports as a share of GDP in Japan, 2010–2024: 22.0% (Exports, 2024 · 133rd of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in Japan: 22.0% in 2024, ranking 133rd of 176 countries.
About this statistic
The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Trade and investment flows show how open an economy is: exporters gain larger markets, importers gain cheaper inputs, and foreign investment brings capital and know-how. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which compile official national statistics in a consistent form so countries can be compared.
Questions and answers
What is the exports as a share of GDP in China?
21.1% (Exports, 2025 · 139th of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in China: 21.1% in 2025, ranking 139th of 176 countries. In 2010 it was 26.7%.
How has exports in China changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2025, China's exports fell from 26.7% to 21.1%, a fall of 5.7 percentage points. The highest value in this period was 26.7% in 2010; the lowest was 18.1% in 2019.
Where does this data come from?
From World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), covering 2010–2025. The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 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 | 18.3% |
| 2021 | 19.4% |
| 2022 | 20.2% |
| 2023 | 19.4% |
| 2024 | 20.4% |
| 2025 | 21.1% |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2025. Coverage: China.
The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) by country, 2025
- Exports as a share of GDP in Hong Kong SAR, China, 2010–2025
- Exports as a share of GDP in Japan, 2010–2024
- Exports as a share of GDP in South Korea, 2010–2025
- Exports as a share of GDP in Macao SAR, China, 2010–2025
- GDP of China, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in China, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in China, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in China, 2010–2024
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