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
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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About this data
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.