Summary
- Share of its imports
- 8.9%
- Share of its imports from outside the EU
- 17.3%
- Value imported
- $8.1billion
- Rank among its suppliers
- 2nd
- Products where it sells over 50%
- 72
- Products where it sells over 75%
- 20
- Dominated value
- $2.9billion
- Share of total imports
- 3.2%
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 1.3% to 8.9% of what Greece buys
Share (%)
- China 8.9%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Value (USD millions) | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 353 | 1.3% | 16 |
| 1996 | 480 | 1.7% | 16 |
| 1997 | 496 | 1.8% | 14 |
| 1998 | 610 | 1.9% | 14 |
| 1999 | 588 | 1.8% | 13 |
| 2000 | 781 | 2.4% | 14 |
| 2001 | 882 | 2.8% | 12 |
| 2002 | 1,001 | 3% | 11 |
| 2003 | 1,435 | 3.1% | 12 |
| 2004 | 1,787 | 3.3% | 11 |
| 2005 | 2,223 | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2006 | 2,451 | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2007 | 3,756 | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2008 | 4,732 | 5% | 5 |
| 2009 | 4,269 | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2010 | 3,888 | 5.8% | 4 |
| 2011 | 3,614 | 5.5% | 5 |
| 2012 | 3,068 | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2013 | 3,119 | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2014 | 3,496 | 5.5% | 5 |
| 2015 | 3,112 | 6.4% | 5 |
| 2016 | 3,658 | 7.4% | 3 |
| 2017 | 3,756 | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2018 | 4,940 | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2019 | 5,650 | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2020 | 4,949 | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2021 | 7,461 | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2022 | 9,419 | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2023 | 8,515 | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2024 | 8,102 | 8.9% | 2 |
Products where China sells more than half
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diodes, transistors and solar cells | China | 84.4%over 75% | Spain · 6% | $836 million |
| Computers | China | 50.2% | Netherlands · 12.6% | $522 million |
| Air conditioners | China | 52.5% | Italy · 20.2% | $227 million |
| Toys | China | 59% | Czechia · 5.9% | $166 million |
| Lamps and light fittings | China | 59.3% | Italy · 9% | $144 million |
| Home appliances | China | 57.9% | Germany · 20.1% | $98 million |
| Synthetic filament fabric | China | 62.2% | Turkey · 11.5% | $81 million |
| Sports equipment | China | 55.6% | Italy · 7.6% | $68 million |
| Festive and Christmas articles | China | 84.7%over 75% | Italy · 3% | $68 million |
| Other wood articles | China | 78.6%over 75% | France · 3.9% | $50 million |
| Costume jewelry | China | 58.5% | Belgium · 8.1% | $40 million |
| Steel kitchenware and household articles | China | 51.6% | Turkey · 8.8% | $36 million |
| Synthetic filament yarn | China | 56.2% | Netherlands · 12.3% | $29 million |
| Other hand tools | China | 51.3% | Germany · 11% | $25 million |
| Other synthetic fiber fabric | China | 86.1%over 75% | Italy · 5.6% | $25 million |
| Wrenches and sockets | China | 76%over 75% | Germany · 6.9% | $24 million |
| Knitted and felt hats | China | 57.8% | Italy · 7.4% | $22 million |
| Iron or steel chains | China | 75.4%over 75% | Germany · 7.2% | $22 million |
| Blankets and travel rugs | China | 77.5%over 75% | Bulgaria · 3.3% | $22 million |
| Plastic floor and wall coverings | China | 57.8% | France · 11.7% | $20 million |
| Shovels, hoes and other garden tools | China | 78.8%over 75% | Germany · 5% | $20 million |
| Parts and accessories of umbrellas and walking-sticks | China | 96%over 75% | Italy · 0.97% | $18 million |
| Rubber sheets and profiles | China | 61% | Germany · 9.2% | $17 million |
| Magnesium | China | 81.2%over 75% | Israel · 14.6% | $16 million |
| Knitted plush and terry fabric | China | 70.8% | Turkey · 7.9% | $16 million |
| Umbrellas and parasols | China | 69.1% | Bulgaria · 7.4% | $14 million |
| Artificial flowers and foliage | China | 77.6%over 75% | Hong Kong · 4.6% | $13 million |
| Combs and hair accessories | China | 75.3%over 75% | Spain · 6.3% | $13 million |
| Plaits and products of plaiting materials | China | 89.5%over 75% | Albania · 1.9% | $13 million |
| Flatware (spoons and forks) | China | 57.7% | Spain · 9.5% | $13 million |
and 42 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Are there other suppliers in the world?
- China sells 39.2% of what the world exports of diodes, transistors and solar cells; next come Malaysia (8.6%), Japan (7.4%) and Vietnam (5.9%). The rest of the world exported 97.7 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 38.7% of what the world exports of computers; next come Taiwan (14.2%), Mexico (12.6%) and Vietnam (7%). The rest of the world exported 492.6 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 39.4% of what the world exports of air conditioners; next come Thailand (11.7%), Mexico (11.7%) and United States (4.2%). The rest of the world exported 181.2 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 66.3% of what the world exports of toys; next come Vietnam (5.8%), Czechia (4.1%) and Mexico (2.6%). The rest of the world exported 119 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 59.2% of what the world exports of lamps and light fittings; next come Germany (4.7%), Mexico (4%) and Italy (3.6%). The rest of the world exported 142.4 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 56.2% of what the world exports of home appliances; next come Germany (7.7%), Malaysia (6.5%) and Vietnam (4.9%). The rest of the world exported 147.9 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 61.9% of what the world exports of synthetic filament fabric; next come Taiwan (4.8%), South Korea (4.5%) and India (3.3%). The rest of the world exported 127.7 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 50.4% of what the world exports of sports equipment; next come Taiwan (6.2%), United States (4.7%) and Vietnam (4.6%). The rest of the world exported 238.3 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 83.8% of what the world exports of festive and Christmas articles; next come Cambodia (2.2%), Netherlands (1.6%) and India (1.4%). The rest of the world exported 25 times what Greece buys from China.
- China sells 40% of what the world exports of other wood articles; next come Poland (6.7%), Germany (5.6%) and Indonesia (4.9%). The rest of the world exported 90.2 times what Greece buys from China.
Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.
Seen from China
Greece is China’s 61st-largest customer, with 0.23% of its exports.
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.