China vs Japan: 2023 Trade Comparison

Side-by-side stats from CEPII BACI. Bold values mark the larger figure.

ChinaMetricJapan
$3.41TTotal exports$736.73B
$2.13TTotal imports$747.23B
$1.29TTrade balance$-10.50B
$5.54TTotal trade volume$1.48T
#1Global export rank#4
#2Global import rank#5

Direct trade between China and Japan

ChinaJapan
$165.72B
JapanChina
$127.58B

China top exports

  • Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$223.55B
  • portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$118.95B
  • lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$69.67B
  • machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$65.42B
  • memories$49.99B

Japan top exports

  • with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$41.32B
  • with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$26.10B
  • with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$18.65B
  • Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$16.02B
  • n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$15.12B

Shared top trade partners

Both countries appear as major export destinations for 5 of the same partners:

USARep. of KoreaChina, Hong Kong SARGermanyIndia