Exports from China rose by 4.8% year-on-year to USD 316.1 billion in May 2025, slightly below market expectations of a 5.0% increase and easing from an 8.1% rise in April. This marked the smallest export growth in three months, as shipments to the US were dampened by Trump-era tariffs and ongoing uncertainty surrounding trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, with exports to the US plunging 34.5%—the steepest fall in more than five years. Meanwhile, exports increased to Japan (6.2%), Taiwan (7.5%), Australia (12.6%), the EU (12.0%), and ASEAN countries (14.8%), while declining to South Korea (-1.2%). Rare-earth exports surged 23% month-on-month to their highest level in a year. Top trade negotiators from the US and China are set to hold fresh talks in London on Monday, raising hopes of easing tensions over Chinese dominance in rare-earth minerals. For the first five months of 2025, exports grew by 6.1% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching USD 1.48 trillion. source: General Administration of Customs
Exports YoY in China decreased to 4.80 percent in May from 8.10 percent in April of 2025. Exports YoY in China averaged 14.16 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 154.60 percent in February of 2021 and a record low of -40.60 percent in February of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Exports YoY. China Exports YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2025.