China vs Europe & Central Asia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

China
2.46 trillion current US$
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia
9.21 trillion current US$
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th

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

  • China
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 9.21 trillion current US$ against 2.46 trillion current US$ in China, a difference of 6.76 trillion current US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 3.8 times China's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 657.90 million current US$ 51.01 billion current US$ 50.35 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
1970s 11.84 billion current US$ 569.87 billion current US$ 558.03 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
1980s 32.36 billion current US$ 811.89 billion current US$ 779.54 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
1990s 110.73 billion current US$ 1.86 trillion current US$ 1.75 trillion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2000s 579.33 billion current US$ 4.47 trillion current US$ 3.89 trillion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2010s 1.66 trillion current US$ 6.87 trillion current US$ 5.21 trillion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2020s 2.37 trillion current US$ 8.49 trillion current US$ 6.12 trillion current US$ Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, China or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 9.21 trillion current US$ against 2.46 trillion current US$ in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between China and Europe & Central Asia?
6.76 trillion current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe & Central Asia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
China ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.