China vs Euro area: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

China
2.46 trillion current US$
in 2023
Euro area
5.84 trillion current US$
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Euro area rank
3rd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • China
  • Euro area
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 5.84 trillion current US$ against 2.46 trillion current US$ in China, a difference of 3.38 trillion current US$.

That makes Euro area's figure about 2.4 times China's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Euro area Difference Ahead
1960s 657.90 million current US$ 29.89 billion current US$ 29.23 billion current US$ Euro area
1970s 11.84 billion current US$ 388.49 billion current US$ 376.65 billion current US$ Euro area
1980s 32.36 billion current US$ 558.82 billion current US$ 526.46 billion current US$ Euro area
1990s 110.73 billion current US$ 1.28 trillion current US$ 1.17 trillion current US$ Euro area
2000s 579.33 billion current US$ 3.03 trillion current US$ 2.46 trillion current US$ Euro area
2010s 1.66 trillion current US$ 4.36 trillion current US$ 2.70 trillion current US$ Euro area
2020s 2.37 trillion current US$ 5.41 trillion current US$ 3.04 trillion current US$ Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, China or Euro area?
Euro area, at 5.84 trillion current US$ against 2.46 trillion current US$ in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between China and Euro area?
3.38 trillion current US$, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Euro area rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
China ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.