Summary
- Share of its imports
- 22.8%
- Value imported
- $4.8billion
- Rank among its suppliers
- 1st
- Products where it sells over 50%
- 197
- Products where it sells over 75%
- 85
- Dominated value
- $3.1billion
- Share of total imports
- 14.7%
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 2.5% to 22.8% of what Jordan buys
Share (%)
- China 22.8%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Value (USD millions) | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 119 | 2.5% | 13 |
| 1996 | 92 | 2.9% | 11 |
| 1997 | 131 | 2.7% | 11 |
| 1998 | 150 | 3.1% | 11 |
| 1999 | 157 | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000 | 216 | 4.2% | 6 |
| 2001 | 286 | 4.9% | 4 |
| 2002 | 394 | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2003 | 565 | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2004 | 802 | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2005 | 1,058 | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2006 | 1,207 | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2007 | 1,332 | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2008 | 1,871 | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2009 | 1,687 | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2010 | 1,794 | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2011 | 2,211 | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2012 | 2,362 | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2013 | 2,799 | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2014 | 2,792 | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2015 | 3,041 | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2016 | 3,069 | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2017 | 3,030 | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2018 | 2,922 | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2019 | 3,410 | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2020 | 2,699 | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2021 | 3,221 | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2022 | 4,072 | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2023 | 4,552 | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2024 | 4,809 | 22.8% | 1 |
Products where China sells more than half
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other knitted fabric | China | 62% | Taiwan · 14.8% | $286 million |
| Hot-rolled flat steel | China | 76.1%over 75% | Saudi Arabia · 21.4% | $130 million |
| Synthetic filament fabric | China | 83.5%over 75% | Taiwan · 3.6% | $120 million |
| Air conditioners | China | 82.6%over 75% | Saudi Arabia · 3.1% | $111 million |
| Rubber and plastic footwear | China | 96.1%over 75% | Turkey · 2.4% | $92 million |
| Lamps and light fittings | China | 87.9%over 75% | Italy · 4.9% | $89 million |
| Coated flat steel | China | 84.4%over 75% | Turkey · 5% | $89 million |
| Knitted plush and terry fabric | China | 51.2% | Singapore · 22.1% | $73 million |
| Synthetic filament yarn | China | 68.7% | Turkey · 19.1% | $73 million |
| Diodes, transistors and solar cells | China | 96.3%over 75% | Thailand · 1% | $72 million |
| Transformers and power supplies | China | 62% | Lebanon · 10.3% | $70 million |
| Toys | China | 97.8%over 75% | United States · 0.75% | $65 million |
| New tires | China | 54.2% | Japan · 9.9% | $65 million |
| Bags, suitcases and cases | China | 89.5%over 75% | Italy · 1.6% | $49 million |
| Porcelain tableware | China | 97%over 75% | Turkey · 1.2% | $47 million |
| Antibiotics | China | 59.7% | India · 29.2% | $47 million |
| Polyethers, polyesters and epoxy resins | China | 52% | Saudi Arabia · 19.4% | $42 million |
| Men's suits and trousers | China | 70.7% | Indonesia · 9.5% | $40 million |
| Women's knitted suits and dresses | China | 87.2%over 75% | Turkey · 8.5% | $40 million |
| Glassware for table, kitchen and decor | China | 84.5%over 75% | Egypt · 6.2% | $39 million |
| Gas, water and electricity meters | China | 69.9% | Turkey · 26.3% | $36 million |
| Sweaters and pullovers | China | 81.2%over 75% | Turkey · 10.1% | $36 million |
| Plywood | China | 70.5% | Indonesia · 23.5% | $36 million |
| Plastic tableware and household items | China | 71.6% | Turkey · 14.8% | $36 million |
| Monitors and projectors | China | 56.2% | Egypt · 33.9% | $35 million |
| Seats and chairs | China | 60.3% | Turkey · 8.4% | $33 million |
| Steel kitchenware and household articles | China | 83.5%over 75% | India · 5.9% | $33 million |
| Women's suits and dresses | China | 58% | Turkey · 27.6% | $33 million |
| Electric heaters and hair dryers | China | 64.2% | Italy · 9.5% | $32 million |
| Metal hardware and fittings | China | 70.7% | Italy · 8.8% | $32 million |
and 167 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 50.6% of what the world exports of other knitted fabric; next come Taiwan (6.3%), Turkey (5.8%) and South Korea (5.5%). The rest of the world exported 50.4 times what Jordan buys from China.
- China sells 28.1% of what the world exports of hot-rolled flat steel; next come Japan (13.9%), South Korea (9%) and Germany (4.5%). The rest of the world exported 373.1 times what Jordan 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 86.7 times what Jordan 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 370.9 times what Jordan buys from China.
- China sells 50.6% of what the world exports of rubber and plastic footwear; next come Vietnam (16.4%), Indonesia (6%) and Germany (3.8%). The rest of the world exported 218.6 times what Jordan 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 230.7 times what Jordan buys from China.
- China sells 27.6% of what the world exports of coated flat steel; next come South Korea (10.3%), Germany (7.2%) and Belgium (4.8%). The rest of the world exported 472.3 times what Jordan buys from China.
- China sells 80.4% of what the world exports of knitted plush and terry fabric; next come Malaysia (3.6%), South Korea (2.4%) and Taiwan (1.5%). The rest of the world exported 16 times what Jordan buys from China.
- China sells 42.8% of what the world exports of synthetic filament yarn; next come India (5.1%), Vietnam (5%) and Turkey (4.1%). The rest of the world exported 147.5 times what Jordan buys from China.
- 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 1,131.4 times what Jordan buys from China.
Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.
Seen from China
Jordan is China’s 79th-largest customer, with 0.13% 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.