Imports from China are under 5% of GDP for most countries
Original title: In most countries, imports from China account for less than 10% of GDP, even where China is the top partner · Our World in Data · 13 Dec 2025
What does the data say about in most countries, imports from China account for?
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So what
China's reach is wide but shallow: it tops the supplier list in many countries without dominating their economies. Direct macro exposure is concentrated in Southeast Asian neighbours such as Vietnam and Cambodia, where Chinese goods equal 30% of GDP. For the US and large EU economies the direct figure is 1.5-2%, so the real risk sits in critical inputs, not aggregate volume.
- Data sources
- IMF; World Bank; OECD national accounts
- Authors
- Esteban Ortiz-Ospina; Veronika Samborska; Bertha Rohenkohl; Simon van Teutem
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