Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in China
China: Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent was 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade in China, 2001–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of merchandise value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in China is 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in China peaked at 83.15 Percentage of merchandise value in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.2 Percentage of merchandise value, in 2002.
China ranks 111th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in China, year by year
| Year | Percentage of merchandise value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75.64 Percentage of merchandise value | — |
| 2002 | 56.2 Percentage of merchandise value | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 58.75 Percentage of merchandise value | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 61.1 Percentage of merchandise value | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 61.17 Percentage of merchandise value | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.12 Percentage of merchandise value | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 65.13 Percentage of merchandise value | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 71.1 Percentage of merchandise value | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 72.58 Percentage of merchandise value | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 71.84 Percentage of merchandise value | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 71.38 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.03 Percentage of merchandise value | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 68.42 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.75 Percentage of merchandise value | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 69.9 Percentage of merchandise value | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.24 Percentage of merchandise value | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 69.57 Percentage of merchandise value | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 68.87 Percentage of merchandise value | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.15 Percentage of merchandise value | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value | -2.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 105.2 Percentage of merchandise value, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.93 Percentage of merchandise value, 84% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -25.7% | 75.64 Percentage of merchandise value | 56.2 Percentage of merchandise value |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.87 Percentage of merchandise value | 56.2 Percentage of merchandise value | 75.64 Percentage of merchandise value | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.02 Percentage of merchandise value | 68.24 Percentage of merchandise value | 83.15 Percentage of merchandise value | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value | 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value | 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 108 Japan 83.92 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 109 Bahamas 83.34 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 110 Chile 83.28 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 112 Brazil 81.01 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 113 United Arab Emirates 80.87 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 114 Greece 80.01 Percentage of merchandise value compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in China?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in China was 81.52 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 83.15 Percentage of merchandise value in 2019.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2 Percentage of merchandise value in 2002.
- How does China rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade?
- China ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 28 shows the average cost of importing and exporting goods calculated as a percentage of the value of goods traded, broken down by the origin and destination of the trade, whether it is with bordering countries, with countries in the same region, or the same continent.