Official GACC monthly release
China Trade Data January 2026
China's goods exports, imports and trade balance for January 2026, with the year-over-year and month-over-month comparison and the year-to-date totals published alongside them.
China recorded a $122.4B goods trade surplus in January 2026.
Exports were $356.7B and imports $234.2B, for $590.9B of total goods trade, up 15.7% from January 2025, down 1.6% from December 2025.
January 2026 · USD
Exports vs imports, January 2025 to January 2026
USD, monthly goods trade. Blue bars are exports; green bars are imports. The window ends at January 2026.
January 2026 compared
Against January 2025 (year over year) and December 2025 (month over month) · values in USD
| Metric | January 2026 | January 2025 | YoY | December 2025 | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total trade | $590.9B | $510.6B | +15.7% | $600.6B | -1.6% |
| Exports | $356.7B | $324.3B | +10.0% | $357.4B | -0.2% |
| Imports | $234.2B | $186.3B | +25.7% | $243.3B | -3.7% |
| Trade balance | $122.4B | $138.0B | -11.3% | $114.1B | +7.3% |
Jan-Jan 2026 year-to-date
| Metric | Year-to-date (USD) | YoY (vs 2025 same span) |
|---|---|---|
| Total trade | $590.9B | +15.7% |
| Exports | $356.7B | +10.0% |
| Imports | $234.2B | +25.7% |
| Trade balance | $122.4B | -11.3% |
Notes and methodology
All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Year-over-year change compares January 2026 with January 2025; month-over-month change compares it with December 2025. Year-to-date figures are the cumulative totals published in this month's bulletin, not a later revision. Trade balance is the published GACC balance and can differ from exports minus imports by rounding. This page covers one fixed month and does not move when a later month is promoted.
Source and transformations
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-09-14.
Transformations: China Data Portal converts the promoted USD-million rows into the billions and trillions shown on this page, calculates year-over-year and month-over-month changes, and preserves source-period labeling. Official source files may later be revised by the publisher.
Suggested citation
China Data Portal, "China Trade Data January 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/01/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-14.
Notes and methodology
All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Year-over-year change compares January 2026 with January 2025; month-over-month change compares it with December 2025. Year-to-date figures are the cumulative totals published in this month's bulletin, not a later revision. Trade balance is the published GACC balance and can differ from exports minus imports by rounding. This page covers one fixed month and does not move when a later month is promoted.
Source and transformations
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-09-14.
Transformations: China Data Portal converts the promoted USD-million rows into the billions and trillions shown on this page, calculates year-over-year and month-over-month changes, and preserves source-period labeling. Official source files may later be revised by the publisher.
Suggested citation
China Data Portal, "China Trade Data January 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/01/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-14.