Where China ranks among a country’s import partners by country
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
88 rank
Mauritius
Lowest
1 rank
South Africa
Median
2 rank
Years covered
77
1948–2024
Data points
10,224
What the numbers show
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 88 rank in Mauritius; the lowest is 1 rank in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 2 rank, and the mean is 3.2 rank.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 88.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 4,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 83.3%).
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 88 rank | 2023 | up 4,300.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Gibraltar | 25 rank | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 3 | Vatican | 22 rank | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 14 rank | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 5 | San Marino | 11 rank | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 6 | USSR | 10 rank | 1990 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Croatia | 9 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 7 | Netherlands Antilles | 9 rank | 2009 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 8 rank | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Greenland | 8 rank | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 7 rank | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Dominica | 7 rank | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 7 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 11 | Lithuania | 7 rank | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Latvia | 7 rank | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Seychelles | 7 rank | 2024 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 11 | Tuvalu | 7 rank | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Bermuda | 6 rank | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 6 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 6 rank | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 6 rank | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Malta | 6 rank | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 6 rank | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Slovakia | 6 rank | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 18 | Anguilla | 6 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 5 rank | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 26 | Barbados | 5 rank | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 5 rank | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 5 rank | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritania | 5 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 5 rank | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 5 rank | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 5 rank | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Montserrat | 5 rank | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 35 | Belgium | 4 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 rank | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Brunei | 4 rank | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Comoros | 4 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 4 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Faroe Islands | 4 rank | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Georgia | 4 rank | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 4 rank | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 35 | New Caledonia | 4 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Palau | 4 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 rank | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Tonga | 4 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 rank | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Aruba | 3 rank | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 48 | Benin | 3 rank | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 3 rank | 2024 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 48 | Botswana | 3 rank | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 48 | Curacao | 3 rank | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 3 rank | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Spain | 3 rank | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Micronesia (country) | 3 rank | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 48 | Gabon | 3 rank | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 rank | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 3 rank | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Grenada | 3 rank | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 rank | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 3 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Maldives | 3 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 3 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 3 rank | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | South Sudan | 3 rank | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 48 | Eswatini | 3 rank | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3 rank | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 3 rank | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 3 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 3 rank | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Samoa | 3 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Albania | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Armenia | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Bahamas | 2 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Belize | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Canada | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Germany | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Fiji | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Honduras | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Hungary | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran | 2 rank | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Iceland | 2 rank | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Laos | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Liberia | 2 rank | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Moldova | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Montenegro | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 72 | Mozambique | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Nauru | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Oman | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Poland | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan | 2 rank | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Singapore | 2 rank | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Suriname | 2 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovenia | 2 rank | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | East Timor | 2 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 rank | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 72 | United States | 2 rank | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Zambia | 2 rank | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 2 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Angola | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Australia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 1 rank | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Bangladesh | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Bahrain | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Brazil | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 1 rank | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Chile | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 1 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Djibouti | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Algeria | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Egypt | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Eritrea | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Ghana | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Guinea | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Indonesia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | India | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Iraq | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Israel | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Jordan | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Japan | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Kenya | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Cambodia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Kiribati | 1 rank | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 127 | South Korea | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Kuwait | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Lebanon | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Macao | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Madagascar | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Marshall Islands | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Myanmar | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Mongolia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Malaysia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Niger | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Nigeria | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Netherlands | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Norway | 1 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Pakistan | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Peru | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Philippines | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | North Korea | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Paraguay | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Palestine | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | French Polynesia | 1 rank | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 127 | Qatar | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Russia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Rwanda | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 1 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | 1 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 1 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Somalia | 1 rank | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Serbia | 1 rank | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 127 | Syria | 1 rank | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Chad | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Thailand | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Turkey | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Tanzania | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Uganda | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Ukraine | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Uruguay | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Venezuela | 1 rank | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Vietnam | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | South Africa | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.