China Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

98.24

Units In

USD HML

114.77

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 08, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
170.52 Feb 2025	-61.99 Feb 2020	17.9 USD HML	1981-2025	General Administration of Customs

Since 1995, China has been recording consistent trade surpluses which from 2004 to 2009 has increased 10 times. In 2019, China posted a trade surplus of USD 421.9 billion, the biggest since 2016, as exports increased 0.5 percent and imports fell 2.7 percent on weak domestic demand and trade tensions with the US. The biggest trade surpluses were recorded with the US, Hong Kong, the EU - in particular the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, Spain, Italy and Belgium - India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, the UAE, Pakistan, Turkey and Indonesia. The largest deficits were recorded with Taiwan, Australia, South Korea, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Malaysia, Oman, Chile and Russia.

Latest Updates

China announced Tuesday it will suspend additional tariffs on U.S. goods for another 90 days, following President Donald Trump’s executive order extending the tariff truce. The Commerce Ministry said tariffs on certain U.S. goods will remain at 10%, while China will also work to address non-tariff barriers affecting American products. The move comes as both nations aim to ease trade tensions and create space for further negotiations, with the extension seen as a step toward preventing fresh escalations in the trade dispute.