What is the difference in exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between China and Upper middle income?

2.73 million, with Upper middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

China

3.58 million

in 2024

Upper middle income

6.31 million

in 2024

China rank

1st

Upper middle income rank

2nd

Upper middle income currently reports 6.31 million against 3.58 million in China, a difference of 2.73 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 1.8 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 127 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	China	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	136,335	565,546	429,211	Upper middle income
2000s	743,260	1.76 million	1.01 million	Upper middle income
2010s	2.17 million	4.05 million	1.88 million	Upper middle income
2020s	3.29 million	5.78 million	2.49 million	Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., China or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 6.31 million against 3.58 million in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between China and Upper middle income?: 2.73 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?: China ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 137 places, 4,206 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Merchandise (goods) exports, free on board (f.o.b.), in current US$ millions, seasonally adjusted.