Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in China
China: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in China, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in China stood at 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in China peaked at 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
That places China 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +109.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 188 Tanzania 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Eritrea 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Sri Lanka 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Bangladesh 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Algeria 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 United States 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in China?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in China was 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does China rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.