Official GACC monthly series

China Trade Data 2024

Monthly exports, imports, trade balance, and year-to-date totals for China's goods trade.

Updated December 2024 Frequency Monthly Unit USD Source: GACC View dataset JSON API

China recorded a $992.6B goods trade surplus in 2024.

Total trade reached $6.16T, up 3.7% from 2023. Exports were $3.58T and imports $2.58T.

2024 full year · USD

Total trade $6.16T YoY +3.7% (vs 2023)
Exports $3.58T YoY +5.8% (vs 2023)
Imports $2.58T YoY +1.0% (vs 2023)
Trade balance $992.6B YoY +20.6% (vs 2023)

Exports vs imports, 2024

USD, monthly goods trade. Blue bars are exports; green bars are imports.

Share
$0$181.2B$362.5BJanuary 2024 exports $306.2BJanuary 2024 imports $222.5BJan '24February 2024 exports $221.7BFebruary 2024 imports $180.7BMarch 2024 exports $279.1BMarch 2024 imports $220.6BMar '24April 2024 exports $291.7BApril 2024 imports $219.8BMay 2024 exports $301.6BMay 2024 imports $220.2BMay '24June 2024 exports $307.2BJune 2024 imports $208.2BJuly 2024 exports $300.2BJuly 2024 imports $214.7BJul '24August 2024 exports $308.2BAugust 2024 imports $216.7BSeptember 2024 exports $303.4BSeptember 2024 imports $221.6BSep '24October 2024 exports $308.9BOctober 2024 imports $213.1BNovember 2024 exports $311.9BNovember 2024 imports $214.6BNov '24December 2024 exports $335.6BDecember 2024 imports $230.5BExportsImports

Monthly trade summary

Latest month first · values in USD

2024
Month Total Exports Imports Balance Total YoY
December 2024 Latest $566.1B $335.6B $230.5B $105.2B +6.5%
November 2024 $526.4B $311.9B $214.6B $97.3B +2.0%
October 2024 $522.0B $308.9B $213.1B $95.7B +6.0%
September 2024 $525.0B $303.4B $221.6B $81.8B +1.4%
August 2024 $524.9B $308.2B $216.7B $91.6B +4.9%
July 2024 $515.0B $300.2B $214.7B $85.5B +6.8%
June 2024 $515.4B $307.2B $208.2B $99.0B +3.6%
May 2024 $521.8B $301.6B $220.2B $81.4B +5.0%
April 2024 $511.6B $291.7B $219.8B $71.9B +4.1%
March 2024 $499.7B $279.1B $220.6B $58.6B -5.3%
February 2024 $402.3B $221.7B $180.7B $41.0B -0.7%
January 2024 $528.8B $306.2B $222.5B $83.7B +10.9%

2024 full-year totals

Metric Full year 2024 (USD) YoY (vs 2023 same span)
Total trade $6.16T +3.7%
Exports $3.58T +5.8%
Imports $2.58T +1.0%
Trade balance $992.6B +20.6%
Notes and methodology

All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Latest-month YoY compares December 2024 with the same calendar month of 2023; year-to-date YoY compares the same 2023 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 2024", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2024/ Data as of December 2024. 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 2024 with the same calendar month of 2023; year-to-date YoY compares the same 2023 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 2024", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2024/ Data as of December 2024. Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-13.

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