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China vs United States: Goods exports

China
3.75 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United States
2.20 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

Goods exports over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

China currently reports 3.75 trillion BoP, current US$ against 2.20 trillion BoP, current US$ in United States, a difference of 1.55 trillion BoP, current US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United States ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods exports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,631 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.