Official GACC monthly release
China Trade Data April 2026
China's goods exports, imports and trade balance for April 2026, with the year-over-year and month-over-month comparison and the year-to-date totals published alongside them.
China recorded a $84.8B goods trade surplus in April 2026.
Exports were $359.4B and imports $274.6B, for $634.1B of total goods trade, up 18.7% from April 2025, up 7.3% from March 2026.
April 2026 · USD
Exports vs imports, April 2025 to April 2026
USD, monthly goods trade. Blue bars are exports; green bars are imports. The window ends at April 2026.
April 2026 compared
Against April 2025 (year over year) and March 2026 (month over month) · values in USD
| Metric | April 2026 | April 2025 | YoY | March 2026 | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total trade | $634.1B | $534.3B | +18.7% | $590.9B | +7.3% |
| Exports | $359.4B | $315.1B | +14.1% | $321.0B | +12.0% |
| Imports | $274.6B | $219.2B | +25.3% | $269.9B | +1.7% |
| Trade balance | $84.8B | $95.8B | -11.5% | $51.1B | +65.9% |
Jan-Apr 2026 year-to-date
| Metric | Year-to-date (USD) | YoY (vs 2025 same span) |
|---|---|---|
| Total trade | $2.32T | +18.2% |
| Exports | $1.34T | +14.5% |
| Imports | $987.8B | +23.4% |
| Trade balance | $349.2B | -4.8% |
Notes and methodology
All values are in USD, converted from the dataset's USD-million rows at display time. Year-over-year change compares April 2026 with April 2025; month-over-month change compares it with March 2026. 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 April 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/04/ 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 April 2026 with April 2025; month-over-month change compares it with March 2026. 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 April 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/04/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-09-14.