China is the largest export economy in the world. In 2016, China exported $2.27T and imported $1.23T, resulting in a positive trade balance of $1.04T. In 2016 the GDP of China was $11.2T and its GDP per capita was $15.5k.
The top exports of China are Computers ($173B), Broadcasting Equipment ($160B), Telephones ($109B), Integrated Circuits ($64.6B) and Office Machine Parts ($42.8B), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Crude Petroleum ($101B), Integrated Circuits ($98.3B), Gold ($51.2B), Iron Ore ($47.4B) and Cars ($42.7B).
The top export destinations of China are the United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($250B), Japan ($148B), Germany ($99B) and South Korea ($87.2B). The top import origins are the United States ($122B), South Korea ($121B), Japan ($120B), Germany ($83.7B) and Other Asia ($80.7B).
China borders Afghanistan, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, North Korea, Tajikistan, Vietnam and Russia by land and Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan by sea.
