ICT goods imports in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): ICT goods imports was 22.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
ICT goods imports in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 22.5% for ict goods imports in 2024.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 25.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2011.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
ICT goods imports in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 19.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.1% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
More infrastructure data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Ict goods imports in China (People’s Republic of) was 22.5% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2011.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for ict goods imports?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).