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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