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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · CHINA

What China Trades

In 2023, China sold about $3.38T of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $2.56T in return. Its biggest customer was United States ($501B, 15% of exports); its biggest supplier, United States ($165B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$3.38T
GOODS IMPORTED$2.56T
TOP PARTNERUnited States

Where China sends its goods

China’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1United States14.8%$501B
3Japan4.7%$157B
4Korea, Rep.4.4%$149B
5Viet Nam4.1%$138B
6India3.5%$118B
7Russian Federation3.3%$111B
8Germany3.0%$101B
9Netherlands3.0%$100B
10Malaysia2.6%$87.4B
11Mexico2.4%$81.5B
12United Kingdom2.3%$77.9B
13Singapore2.3%$76.9B
14Thailand2.2%$75.7B
15Australia2.2%$73.8B
16Indonesia1.9%$65.2B
17Brazil1.7%$59.1B
19Philippines1.6%$52.4B
20Canada1.3%$45.1B
21Italy1.3%$44.5B
22Saudi Arabia1.3%$42.9B
23France1.2%$42.1B
24Spain1.2%$39.7B
25Turkiye1.2%$38.9B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 97.8% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where China buys its goods

China’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1United States6.5%$165B
2Korea, Rep.6.3%$162B
3Japan6.3%$160B
4Australia6.1%$156B
5Russian Federation5.1%$129B
6Brazil4.8%$122B
7Germany4.2%$106B
8China4.1%$104B
9Malaysia4.0%$103B
10Viet Nam3.6%$92.1B
11Indonesia2.9%$74.2B
12Saudi Arabia2.5%$64.4B
13Switzerland2.1%$54.0B
14Thailand2.0%$50.5B
15Canada1.7%$43.9B
16Chile1.7%$43.0B
18France1.5%$37.3B
19Iraq1.4%$35.5B
20South Africa1.3%$32.0B
21Singapore1.2%$31.4B
22Oman1.2%$31.3B
23Italy1.1%$27.2B
24Peru1.0%$25.5B
25Qatar0.8%$20.9B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 92.1% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep. · Mexico