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China's ASEAN trade is now almost double its US trade

China's goods trade (exports plus imports) by partner, US$ billion, 2025.

$1,055bn

China's 2025 trade with the ten ASEAN nations, up 7.4% on 2024.

1.9×

ASEAN trade was 1.88 times China's trade with the US ($560bn).

−18.7%

China–US trade fell in 2025, while trade with the EU rose 5.4% to $828bn.

the numbers
China's ASEAN trade is now almost double its US trade. Source: General Administration of Customs of China, 2025 trade by country/region (via China Data Portal and RsA Asia Tax Advisors), 2025.
Total trade 2025 (bn)
ASEAN (10 nations)1,055.0
European Union828.0
United States559.8
Hong Kong366.3
South Korea331.2
Japan322.1
Taiwan314.3
Russia227.9
Australia207.5
Brazil188.2
India155.6
source notes & method

Secondary sourcing: China Customs (GAC) figures were not read from the GAC release itself but from sites quoting it. Country values from chinadata.live; ASEAN ($1,055bn) and EU ($828bn) totals and growth rates match RsA's 'China's Trade 2025' (14 Jan 2026) citing GAC. Bloc totals are sums of members (derived). ASEAN and the EU are groupings; other rows are single economies, and Vietnam etc. are inside ASEAN. 2024 comparisons (ASEAN $982bn, EU $786bn, US $688bn) from RsA 'China's Trade 2024' citing GAC. BOFIT (Bank of Finland) confirms direction: exports to the US −20%, to ASEAN +13% in 2025. Some goods shipped to ASEAN end up in the US or EU.

Published 3 Nov 2026

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