Annual growth rate of imported goods in China 2013-2023

In 2023, goods imports to China decreased by about 0.3 percent compared to the previous year (based on yuan value). Resulting from a difficult global economic environment and the high base of total imports during the pandemic, China's international trade saw only slow growth that year.Goods import to China In 2023, China’s total international trade value reached 41.8 trillion yuan, comprised of 23.8 trillion yuan merchandise export value and 18 trillion yuan import value. Imports accounted for nearly 14.3 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) that year.China is the world’s second largest merchandise importer after the United States. Among the country’s major import goods are integrated circuits, crude oil, iron ore, plastics in primary forms, and motor vehicles. The ASEAN was the major region exporting to China in 2023, accounting for over 15 percent of China’s total imports. The European Union was China's second largest import origin that year. In addition, China's closest neighbors – South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan – each covered six to eight percent of the total import value.Import growth China's merchandise imports were stalled as a result of the difficult global economic environment in 2023. Guangdong province was China's largest import destination that year, followed by Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu province. As for trade partners, China has increased its imports of merchandise from Russia significantly since 2022. In 2023, China imported more than 909.3 billion yuan of products from Russia, nearly 18.6 percent more than the year prior.

于2023年，相较于前一年，中国货物进口总额（按人民币计价）降幅约为0.3%。受困于全球经济的严峻形势及疫情期间总进口额的高基数，中国当年国际贸易仅实现缓慢增长。2023年，中国国际贸易总值达到41.8万亿元人民币，其中货物出口额为23.8万亿元，进口额为18万亿元。进口额占当年国内生产总值（GDP）的近14.3%。中国是美国之后全球第二大商品进口国。在主要进口商品中，包括集成电路、原油、铁矿石、初级形态的塑料和汽车。2023年，东盟是中国的主要出口地区，占中国总进口额的15%以上。欧盟当年成为中国第二大进口来源地。此外，中国最邻近的邻国——韩国、台湾和日本——各自占据了总进口额的6%至8%。由于2023年全球经济的困境，中国商品进口额停滞不前。广东省当年成为中国最大的进口目的地，其次是上海市和江苏省。至于贸易伙伴，自2022年以来，中国从俄罗斯的进口商品大幅增加。2023年，中国从俄罗斯进口的商品总额超过9093亿元人民币，同比增长近18.6%。