Official GACC monthly series
China Trade Data 2023
Monthly exports, imports, trade balance, and year-to-date totals for China's goods trade.
China recorded a $823.0B goods trade surplus in 2023.
Total trade reached $5.94T. Exports were $3.38T and imports $2.56T.
2023 full year · USD
Exports vs imports, 2023
USD, monthly goods trade. Blue bars are exports; green bars are imports.
Monthly trade summary
Latest month first · values in USD
The series starts in 2023, so there is no 2022 baseline for year-over-year change.
| Month | Total | Exports | Imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 Latest | $531.8B | $303.5B | $228.2B | $75.3B |
| November 2023 | $516.0B | $292.7B | $223.3B | $69.3B |
| October 2023 | $492.4B | $274.2B | $218.2B | $56.0B |
| September 2023 | $517.8B | $296.5B | $221.3B | $75.2B |
| August 2023 | $500.5B | $283.9B | $216.6B | $67.2B |
| July 2023 | $482.3B | $280.8B | $201.5B | $79.4B |
| June 2023 | $497.4B | $283.4B | $214.0B | $69.5B |
| May 2023 | $496.8B | $280.9B | $215.8B | $65.1B |
| April 2023 | $491.3B | $288.2B | $203.1B | $85.0B |
| March 2023 | $527.9B | $302.5B | $225.4B | $77.1B |
| February 2023 | $405.3B | $208.7B | $196.7B | $12.0B |
| January 2023 | $477.0B | $284.4B | $192.6B | $91.8B |
2023 full-year totals
| Metric | Full year 2023 (USD) |
|---|---|
| Total trade | $5.94T |
| Exports | $3.38T |
| Imports | $2.56T |
| Trade balance | $823.0B |
Notes and methodology
All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Latest-month YoY compares December 2023 with the same calendar month of 2022; year-to-date YoY compares the same 2022 span. Trade balance is the published GACC balance and can differ from exports minus imports by rounding. Promoting a later month triggers a site rebuild, which updates this page's dates, KPI strip, chart, and table without editing the page source.
Source and transformations
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-09-13.
Transformations: China Data Portal converts the promoted USD-million rows into the billions and trillions shown on this page, calculates same-month and year-to-date YoY changes, and preserves source-period labeling. Official source files may later be revised by the publisher.
Suggested citation
China Data Portal, "China Trade Data 2023", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2023/ Data as of December 2023. Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-13.
Notes and methodology
All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Latest-month YoY compares December 2023 with the same calendar month of 2022; year-to-date YoY compares the same 2022 span. Trade balance is the published GACC balance and can differ from exports minus imports by rounding. Promoting a later month triggers a site rebuild, which updates this page's dates, KPI strip, chart, and table without editing the page source.
Source and transformations
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-09-13.
Transformations: China Data Portal converts the promoted USD-million rows into the billions and trillions shown on this page, calculates same-month and year-to-date YoY changes, and preserves source-period labeling. Official source files may later be revised by the publisher.
Suggested citation
China Data Portal, "China Trade Data 2023", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2023/ Data as of December 2023. Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-13.