Share of imports that come from China in Nauru
Nauru: Share of imports that come from China was 54.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Nauru, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Nauru stood at 54.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 211.8% on the previous year and up 837.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Nauru peaked at 54.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Nauru ranks 2nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +3648.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -90.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +181.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -79.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -98.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1636.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +389.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +394.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +322.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -65.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +186.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +192.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -41.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -74.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +80.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +567.3% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +62.4% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -44.1% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +76.7% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | +211.8% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 54.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 5.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 54.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +3648.9% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| 2009 | +1636.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 1.6% | 54.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 263.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 325.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0409 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 237.81 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Nauru?
- Share of imports that come from china in Nauru was 54.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Nauru rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Nauru ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 837.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.