Summary
- China → Greece
- $8.1billion
- Greece → China
- $832million
- China’s balance
- $7.3billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Greece
Trade between China and Greece grew 23.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 8.1
- Imports 0.8
- Balance +7.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $353 million | $21 million | $332 million |
| 1996 | $480 million | $62 million | $418 million |
| 1997 | $496 million | $69 million | $427 million |
| 1998 | $610 million | $24 million | $586 million |
| 1999 | $588 million | $26 million | $562 million |
| 2000 | $781 million | $46 million | $735 million |
| 2001 | $882 million | $63 million | $818 million |
| 2002 | $1 billion | $70 million | $931 million |
| 2003 | $1.4 billion | $77 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2004 | $1.8 billion | $90 million | $1.7 billion |
| 2005 | $2.2 billion | $105 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2006 | $2.5 billion | $163 million | $2.3 billion |
| 2007 | $3.8 billion | $196 million | $3.6 billion |
| 2008 | $4.7 billion | $235 million | $4.5 billion |
| 2009 | $4.3 billion | $276 million | $4 billion |
| 2010 | $3.9 billion | $440 million | $3.4 billion |
| 2011 | $3.6 billion | $416 million | $3.2 billion |
| 2012 | $3.1 billion | $521 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2013 | $3.1 billion | $591 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2014 | $3.5 billion | $442 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2015 | $3.1 billion | $334 million | $2.8 billion |
| 2016 | $3.7 billion | $379 million | $3.3 billion |
| 2017 | $3.8 billion | $431 million | $3.3 billion |
| 2018 | $4.9 billion | $951 million | $4 billion |
| 2019 | $5.7 billion | $935 million | $4.7 billion |
| 2020 | $4.9 billion | $857 million | $4.1 billion |
| 2021 | $7.5 billion | $953 million | $6.5 billion |
| 2022 | $9.4 billion | $756 million | $8.7 billion |
| 2023 | $8.5 billion | $670 million | $7.8 billion |
| 2024 | $8.1 billion | $832 million | $7.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Greece
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Greece sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Piraeus is 14,591 nautical miles (27,022 km) long: ≈ 34–43.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Gibraltar (14,591 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal (7,942 nautical miles).
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Greece was China’s 72nd largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and China was Greece’s 3rd (6%).
- Greece in China’s trade
- 0.2%
- Greece’s rank among China’s partners
- 72nd
- China in Greece’s trade
- 6.3%
- China’s rank among Greece’s partners
- 3rd
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Greece
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.