China vs Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports

China
3.77 trillion current US$
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
13.94 trillion current US$
in 2025
China rank
1st
Post-demographic dividend rank
4th

Merchandise exports over time

  • China
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 13.94 trillion current US$ against 3.77 trillion current US$ in China, a difference of 10.17 trillion current US$.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 3.7 times China's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 2.31 billion current US$ 132.38 billion current US$ 130.07 billion current US$ Post-demographic dividend
1970s 6.75 billion current US$ 594.74 billion current US$ 587.99 billion current US$ Post-demographic dividend
1980s 30.86 billion current US$ 1.61 trillion current US$ 1.57 trillion current US$ Post-demographic dividend
1990s 129.30 billion current US$ 3.52 trillion current US$ 3.40 trillion current US$ Post-demographic dividend
2000s 745.61 billion current US$ 6.65 trillion current US$ 5.90 trillion current US$ Post-demographic dividend
2010s 2.17 trillion current US$ 10.27 trillion current US$ 8.10 trillion current US$ Post-demographic dividend
2020s 3.36 trillion current US$ 12.57 trillion current US$ 9.20 trillion current US$ Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports, China or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 13.94 trillion current US$ against 3.77 trillion current US$ in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports between China and Post-demographic dividend?
10.17 trillion current US$, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Post-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise exports?
China ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise exports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a resident to a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.