China vs United States: Goods imports

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

Goods imports over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 3.44 trillion BoP, current US$ against 2.69 trillion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 746.73 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times China's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

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

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About this data

Indicator
Goods imports (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
246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, 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.