China - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in China was $2,362,690,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 38 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,563,100,000,000 in 2018 and $18,900,000,000 in 1982.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1982 $18,900,000,000
1983 $20,711,000,000
1984 $26,748,000,000
1985 $40,755,000,000
1986 $37,172,000,000
1987 $38,880,000,000
1988 $49,972,000,000
1989 $52,750,000,000
1990 $46,706,000,000
1991 $54,297,000,000
1992 $73,819,000,000
1993 $98,349,000,000
1994 $111,570,000,000
1995 $135,282,000,000
1996 $154,127,000,000
1997 $97,709,000,000
1998 $97,527,000,000
1999 $119,243,000,000
2000 $161,166,000,000
2001 $180,488,000,000
2002 $210,243,000,000
2003 $410,155,000,000
2004 $553,600,000,000
2005 $648,712,000,000
2006 $782,812,000,000
2007 $950,021,000,000
2008 $1,149,040,000,000
2009 $1,042,530,000,000
2010 $1,433,390,000,000
2011 $1,826,950,000,000
2012 $1,943,250,000,000
2013 $2,120,220,000,000
2014 $2,241,600,000,000
2015 $2,002,280,000,000
2016 $1,942,190,000,000
2017 $2,212,270,000,000
2018 $2,563,100,000,000
2019 $2,499,150,000,000
2020 $2,362,690,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in China was $2,357,110,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,564,110,000,000 in 2018 and $1,372,979,000 in 1962.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $2,644,407,000
1961 $1,746,689,000
1962 $1,372,979,000
1963 $1,450,158,000
1964 $1,710,131,000
1965 $2,246,324,000
1966 $2,481,924,000
1967 $2,169,145,000
1968 $2,067,593,000
1969 $1,917,296,000
1970 $2,278,820,000
1971 $2,128,524,000
1972 $2,850,652,000
1973 $5,207,600,000
1974 $7,791,148,000
1975 $7,925,583,000
1976 $6,660,142,000
1977 $7,148,240,000
1978 $7,617,886,000
1979 $10,560,870,000
1980 $12,450,000,000
1981 $14,591,270,000
1982 $17,788,130,000
1983 $19,385,310,000
1984 $24,710,310,000
1985 $38,302,400,000
1986 $33,592,580,000
1987 $33,781,850,000
1988 $48,984,700,000
1989 $46,118,790,000
1990 $38,461,760,000
1991 $43,941,660,000
1992 $61,849,400,000
1993 $86,072,330,000
1994 $97,250,440,000
1995 $119,901,000,000
1996 $137,262,000,000
1997 $144,624,000,000
1998 $144,914,000,000
1999 $168,058,000,000
2000 $224,306,000,000
2001 $243,974,000,000
2002 $295,620,000,000
2003 $412,137,000,000
2004 $556,183,000,000
2005 $648,712,000,000
2006 $782,812,000,000
2007 $950,021,000,000
2008 $1,149,040,000,000
2009 $1,042,530,000,000
2010 $1,432,420,000,000
2011 $1,825,400,000,000
2012 $1,943,220,000,000
2013 $2,119,380,000,000
2014 $2,241,290,000,000
2015 $2,003,260,000,000
2016 $1,944,480,000,000
2017 $2,208,500,000,000
2018 $2,564,110,000,000
2019 $2,496,150,000,000
2020 $2,357,110,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in China was 16,265,900,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17,244,400,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,380,000,000 in 1962.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 6,510,000,000
1961 4,300,000,000
1962 3,380,000,000
1963 3,570,000,000
1964 4,210,000,000
1965 5,530,000,000
1966 6,110,000,000
1967 5,340,000,000
1968 5,090,000,000
1969 4,720,000,000
1970 5,610,000,000
1971 5,240,000,000
1972 6,400,000,000
1973 10,360,000,000
1974 15,280,000,000
1975 14,740,000,000
1976 12,930,000,000
1977 13,280,000,000
1978 18,740,000,000
1979 24,290,000,000
1980 29,880,000,000
1981 36,770,000,000
1982 46,604,890,000
1983 50,595,640,000
1984 69,188,850,000
1985 112,609,000,000
1986 115,894,000,000
1987 150,667,000,000
1988 238,066,000,000
1989 227,827,000,000
1990 201,155,000,000
1991 252,225,000,000
1992 393,981,000,000
1993 690,412,000,000
1994 838,172,000,000
1995 1,001,260,000,000
1996 1,141,220,000,000
1997 1,198,900,000,000
1998 1,199,760,000,000
1999 1,391,240,000,000
2000 1,856,900,000,000
2001 2,019,400,000,000
2002 2,446,840,000,000
2003 3,411,260,000,000
2004 4,603,410,000,000
2005 5,315,740,000,000
2006 6,241,680,000,000
2007 7,227,280,000,000
2008 7,984,310,000,000
2009 7,121,970,000,000
2010 9,697,890,000,000
2011 11,794,800,000,000
2012 12,266,200,000,000
2013 13,131,200,000,000
2014 13,769,100,000,000
2015 12,475,300,000,000
2016 12,920,100,000,000
2017 14,926,800,000,000
2018 16,964,100,000,000
2019 17,244,400,000,000
2020 16,265,900,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2015 2,003,260,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in China was 16.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 28.44 in 2004, while its lowest value was 2.13 in 1971.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 4.43
1961 3.49
1962 2.91
1963 2.86
1964 2.86
1965 3.19
1966 3.24
1967 2.98
1968 2.92
1969 2.41
1970 2.46
1971 2.13
1972 2.51
1973 3.76
1974 5.40
1975 4.85
1976 4.33
1977 4.09
1978 5.09
1979 5.92
1980 6.51
1981 7.45
1982 8.67
1983 8.40
1984 9.51
1985 12.38
1986 11.17
1987 12.38
1988 15.68
1989 13.26
1990 10.66
1991 11.46
1992 14.49
1993 19.35
1994 17.23
1995 16.32
1996 15.89
1997 15.04
1998 14.08
1999 15.36
2000 18.52
2001 18.22
2002 20.10
2003 24.82
2004 28.44
2005 28.38
2006 28.44
2007 26.76
2008 25.01
2009 20.44
2010 23.53
2011 24.17
2012 22.78
2013 22.15
2014 21.40
2015 18.11
2016 17.31
2017 17.94
2018 18.45
2019 17.48
2020 16.01

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments