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Annual change of imported goods into China 2017

China: annual change of goods imports from 2007 to 2017

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