China (People’s Republic of) vs United States of America: Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj.

China (People’s Republic of)
1.93 million
in 2019
United States of America
2.96 million
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
3rd
United States of America rank
2nd

Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj. over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • United States of America
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M199120072024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.96 million against 1.93 million in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 1.04 million.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 1.09 million 1.95 million 857,623 United States of America
2010s 1.64 million 2.24 million 607,453 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj., China (People’s Republic of) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.96 million against 1.93 million in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. between China (People’s Republic of) and United States of America?
1.04 million, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and United States of America?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and United States of America rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj.?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant 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
55 places, 1,570 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) exports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.