China — Exports (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1840–2030 · 160 observations

About this series

Exports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by residents to nonresidents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For China, the exports reading stood at 21.3% of GDP in 2025. Against 21% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.39 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 20.1% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
203018.8 % of GDP
202919.2 % of GDP
202819.6 % of GDP
202720.1 % of GDP
202620.6 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202521.3 % of GDP
202421 % of GDP
202320 % of GDP
202221.2 % of GDP
202120.3 % of GDP
202018.9 % of GDP
201918.8 % of GDP
201819.4 % of GDP
201720 % of GDP
201619.9 % of GDP
201521.7 % of GDP
201423.9 % of GDP
201325 % of GDP
201225.8 % of GDP
201126.9 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.