China — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1850–2031 · 151 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents 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.
China's imports reading was 16.9% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 17.6% of GDP in 2024 was −0.7 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 17.4% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2001–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 16.5 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 16.5 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 16.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 17.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 17.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 17.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 16 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18.1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 21.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 22.8 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2001, are on the chart — hover to read them.