The volume of China's foreign trade in goods in 2025 reached 45.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.8% compared to the previous year, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Ukraine Ma Shenkun reported.
"In 2025, the total volume of import and export of goods of China reached 45.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.8% in annual terms. The volume of imports was a record 18.48 trillion yuan," the diplomat wrote in his column on the website of the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
For his words, China remains the world's second largest import market for the 17th consecutive year and is the main trading partner for more than 160 countries and regions.
The ambassador also said that in 2025, China's imports from the least developed countries increased by 9%, while supplies from Asia increased by 3.9%, from Latin America - by 4.9%, and from Africa - by 6%.
Ma Shenkun noted the growth of the high-tech segment of Chinese exports. According to the data provided by him, the export of high-tech products in 2025 reached 5.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.2%.
In particular, the combined export of electric vehicles, photovoltaic products and lithium batteries, which are called the "new top three" of export goods in China, increased by 27.1%.
As reported, China remains Ukraine's largest trading partner. According to a study by the Experts Club information and analytical center, according to the results of the first half of 2026, Ukraine's trade with China reached $14.68 billion, including the import of Chinese goods — $13.9 billion, the export of Ukrainian goods to China — $778.4 million. China accounted for 21.9% of the total trade turnover of Ukraine with its 50 largest trading partners.
According to the latest data of the State customs service of Ukraine, in January-August 2026, China retained the first place among suppliers of goods to Ukraine: imports exceeded $19.6 billion. Total imports of Ukraine during this period amounted to almost $66.3 billion, exports - more than $26.6 billion.
In a joint study published on September 18 by Experts Club and Active Group, it was also noted that China remains the largest trade partner of Ukraine, but Ukrainian exports to the Chinese market significantly inferior to imports from China.
