Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in China
China: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in China, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in China is 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in China peaked at 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
China ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in China, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +91.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 36% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +91.9% | 0.1097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 189 Bolivia 0.1425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Bermuda 0.1414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Iran 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Ethiopia 0.1311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 Brazil 0.1275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 195 Angola 0.127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 87.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in China?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in China was 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does China rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.