China vs Euro area: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
China
2.46 trillion current US$
in 2023
Euro area
5.84 trillion current US$
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Euro area rank
13th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- China
- Euro area
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$.
That makes Euro area's figure about 2.4 times China's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 657.90 million current US$ | 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, 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 between China and Euro area?
- 3.38 trillion current US$, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Euro area rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- China ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 13th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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 are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.