China is the top supplier to two in five countries; the US to one in eight
Original title: China is the top import partner for most countries in the world · Our World in Data · 9 Dec 2025
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So what
China has become the default supplier for most of the Global South, not just for Asia. That makes Chinese supply exposure a near-universal question in emerging-market strategies, sourcing and tariff scenarios. The US remains dominant only in its own hemisphere and a few allies, and Germany anchors Europe.
- Data sources
- IMF (International Trade in Goods by partner country, IMTS)
- Authors
- Esteban Ortiz-Ospina; Veronika Samborska; Bertha Rohenkohl; Simon van Teutem
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