China - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in China was 31.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 63.97 in 2006, while its lowest value was 4.92 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 8.74
1961 7.37
1962 6.96
1963 6.86
1964 6.63
1965 6.83
1966 6.73
1967 6.25
1968 6.22
1969 5.45
1970 4.95
1971 4.92
1972 5.76
1973 8.00
1974 10.33
1975 9.55
1976 8.84
1977 8.38
1978 14.10
1979 16.40
1980 19.90
1981 22.48
1982 20.29
1983 18.91
1984 20.60
1985 22.49
1986 24.55
1987 30.28
1988 32.91
1989 32.11
1990 31.99
1991 35.40
1992 38.77
1993 44.00
1994 41.93
1995 38.24
1996 33.56
1997 33.81
1998 31.48
1999 32.96
2000 39.15
2001 38.05
2002 42.21
2003 51.26
2004 59.05
2005 62.20
2006 63.97
2007 61.31
2008 55.79
2009 43.27
2010 48.86
2011 48.23
2012 45.32
2013 43.46
2014 41.06
2015 35.74
2016 32.81
2017 33.36
2018 33.27
2019 32.06
2020 31.57

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade