China vs India: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

China
65.7%
in 2023
India
64.8%
in 2023
China rank
103rd
India rank
106th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 65.7% against 64.8% in India, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 103rd and India ranks 106th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 82.8% 78.3% 4.5% China
1970s 86.1% 78.3% 7.7% China
1980s 83.4% 85.1% 1.6% India
1990s 89.8% 81.5% 8.3% China
2000s 84.5% 70.9% 13.6% China
2010s 73.7% 64.6% 9.1% China
2020s 68.3% 62.4% 6.0% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, China or India?
China, at 65.7% against 64.8% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between China and India?
0.9%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and India rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
China ranks 103rd and India ranks 106th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.