China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle income: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.

China (People’s Republic of)
2.55 million
in 2024
Middle income
7.23 million
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
Middle income rank
1st

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

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 7.23 million against 2.55 million in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 4.68 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 2.8 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

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

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 1st of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 120,149 696,442 576,294 Middle income
2000s 628,357 2.01 million 1.38 million Middle income
2010s 1.82 million 4.95 million 3.13 million Middle income
2020s 2.51 million 6.67 million 4.17 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., China (People’s Republic of) or Middle income?
Middle income, at 7.23 million against 2.55 million in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
4.68 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports 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
131 places, 4,013 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, seasonally adjusted.