China Balance of Trade
Exports minus imports of goods each month.
CN¥852.36bn
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Jan 2005 to Jun 2026
Source: IMF international trade in goods (ITG) · exports (free on board) less imports (cost, insurance and freight), monthly, converted from US dollars to yuan at each month's rate.
China Balance of Trade in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In China, the balance of trade rose by CN¥37.4bn over the year to Jun 2026, from CN¥815.01bn in Jun 2025.
Over the past five years it has ranged from CN¥83.33bn in Feb 2023 to CN¥998.67bn in Jan 2025.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- IMF
- Series
- international
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- CNYm
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not stated in the source citation
- Latest observation
- Jun 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Below zero means China buys more from abroad than it sells.
Data refreshed 2026-10-06. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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