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Imports
China — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $59.1 billion (c.i.f., 1989); commodities--grain (mostly wheat), chemical fertilizer, steel, industrial raw materials, machinery, equipment; partners--Hong Kong, Japan, US, FRG, USSR (1989) |
| 1991 | $53.4 billion (c.i.f., 1990); commodities--specialized industrial machinery, chemicals, manufactured goods, steel, textile yarn, fertilizer; partners--Hong Kong, Japan, US, FRG, USSR (1989) |
| 1992 | $63.8 billion (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: specialized industrial machinery, chemicals, manufactured goods, steel, textile yarn, fertilizer partners: Hong Kong, Japan, US, Germany, Taiwan (1990) |
| 1993 | $80.6 billion (c.i.f., 1992) commodities: specialized industrial machinery, chemicals, manufactured goods, steel, textile yarn, fertilizer partners: Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, US, Taiwan, Germany, Russia (1992) |
| 1994 | $104 billion (c.i.f., 1993) commodities: rolled steel, motor vehicles, textile machinery, oil products partners: Japan, Taiwan, US, Hong Kong, Germany, South Korea (1993) |
| 1995 | $115.7 billion (c.i.f., 1994) commodities: rolled steel, motor vehicles, textile machinery, oil products, aircraft partners: Japan, Taiwan, US, Hong Kong, Germany, South Korea (1993) |
| 1996 | $132.1 billion (c.i.f., 1995) commodities: industrial machinery, textiles, plastics, telecommunications equipment, steel bars, aircraft (1994) partners: Japan, Taiwan, US, Hong Kong, South Korea, Germany (1994) |
| 1997 | total value : $138.83 billion (c.i.f., 1996) commodities: plastics, fabrics, telecommunications equipment, electrical machinery and switchgear, transistors, other industrial machinery (1995) partners: Japan, US, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, Russia (1995) |
| 1998 | total value: $142.4 billion (c.i.f., 1997) commodities: mechanical appliances, electrical machinery, mineral fuels, plastics, iron and steel, fabrics, cotton and yarn (1997) partners: Japan, Taiwan, US, South Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore (1997) |
| 1999 | $140.17 billion (c.i.f., 1998) |
| 2000 | $165.8 billion (c.i.f., 1999) |
| 2001 | $197 billion (f.o.b., 2000) |
| 2002 | $268.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | $295.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | $397.4 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | $552.4 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | $631.8 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | $751.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | $904.6 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | $1.074 trillion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 4 $904.6 billion (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | $1.307 trillion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 $954.3 billion (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | $1.327 trillion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 $954.3 billion (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | $1.78 trillion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 $1.74 trillion (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | $1.653 trillion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 $1.57 trillion (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | $1.95 trillion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 $1.818 trillion (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | $1.96 trillion (2014 est.) | $1.95 trillion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 3 |
| 2016 | $1.576 trillion (2015 est.) | $1.809 trillion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 3 |
| 2017 | $1.495 trillion (2016 est.) | $1.567 trillion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 3 |
| 2018 | $1.74 trillion (2017 est.) | $1.501 trillion (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | $2.14 trillion (2018) | $1.74 trillion (2017 est.) | $1.501 trillion (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | $2.14 trillion (2018) | $1.74 trillion (2017 est.) | $1.501 trillion (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | $2,362,690,000,000 note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $2,499,150,000,000 note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $2,563,100,000,000 note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | $2,362,690,000,000 (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2,499,150,000,000 (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2,563,100,000,000 (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars |
| 2023 | $3.091 trillion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2.38 trillion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2.499 trillion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars |
| 2024 | $3.125 trillion (2023 est.) $3.142 trillion (2022 est.) $3.094 trillion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars |
| 2025 | $3.254 trillion (2024 est.) $3.122 trillion (2023 est.) $3.142 trillion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars |