China vs High income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time
- China
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 16.00 trillion current US$ against 2.46 trillion current US$ in China, a difference of 13.55 trillion current US$.
That makes High income's figure about 6.5 times China's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and High income ranks 1st of 206 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 657.90 million current US$ | 83.21 billion current US$ | 82.55 billion current US$ | High income |
| 1970s | 11.84 billion current US$ | 1.03 trillion current US$ | 1.02 trillion current US$ | High income |
| 1980s | 32.36 billion current US$ | 1.58 trillion current US$ | 1.55 trillion current US$ | High income |
| 1990s | 110.73 billion current US$ | 3.53 trillion current US$ | 3.42 trillion current US$ | High income |
| 2000s | 579.33 billion current US$ | 7.80 trillion current US$ | 7.22 trillion current US$ | High income |
| 2010s | 1.66 trillion current US$ | 12.19 trillion current US$ | 10.52 trillion current US$ | High income |
| 2020s | 2.37 trillion current US$ | 14.89 trillion current US$ | 12.52 trillion current US$ | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, China or High income?
- High income, at 16.00 trillion current US$ against 2.46 trillion current US$ in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between China and High income?
- 13.55 trillion current US$, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and High income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and High income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- China ranks 2nd and High income ranks 1st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.