The data displays the growth of the import of goods into China from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, goods imports to China had increased by about 18.7% compared to the previous year.
Goods import to China – additional informationIn 2014, goods worth around 1.96 trillion USD had been imported to China. As shown in the graph above, there has been a gradual rise in imports over the last decade. China’s imports of goods and services had made up 18.92% of its GDP in 2014. Among the country’s major imports were machinery, fossil fuels and non-edible commodities.
2007 | 20.8 |
2008 | 18.5 |
2009 | -11.2 |
2010 | 38.8 |
2011 | 24.9 |
2012 | 4.3 |
2013 | 7.3 |
2014 | -0.6 |
2015 | -13.2 |
2016 | 0.6 |
2017 | 18.7 |