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China: Imports (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1850–2025 · 145 observations · forecasts to 2031 · imports_GDP

2025
17.3%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.7 pointsfrom 18.1%
Average, 2016–2025
17.8%10 years
Record high and low
28.8% (2006)low 0.000866% (1850)

Imports (% of GDP)

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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%18501875190019251950197520002025ChinaChina
ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Imports (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203116.7Forecast
203016.7Forecast
202916.7Forecast
202816.7Forecast
202716.7Forecast
202616.7Forecast
202517.3
202418.1
202317.9
202218.0
202117.7
202016.4
201917.7
201818.7
201718.3
201617.7

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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