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China vs United States: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Merchandise trade (% of GDP) was 32.87, compared to United States's 18.87. That makes China's value 74.2% higher than United States's.

China

Rank #168 of 197 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
32.87
Year-over-year
+1.2%
10-year change
-18.4%
Peak
63.06 (2006)
Trough
31.05 (2020)

United States

Rank #193 of 197 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
18.87
Year-over-year
-0.7%
10-year change
-17.9%
Peak
24.03 (2011)
Trough
18.19 (2020)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (TG.VAL.TOTL.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.