Summary
- China → Marshall Islands
- $5.3billion
- Marshall Islands → China
- $8million
- China’s balance
- $5.3billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with the Marshall Islands
Trade between China and the Marshall Islands grew 13,779.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 5.3
- Imports 0
- Balance +5.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $386 thousand | $0 | $386 thousand |
| 1996 | $91 thousand | $2 thousand | $89 thousand |
| 1997 | $513 thousand | $2 thousand | $510 thousand |
| 1998 | $283 thousand | $0 | $283 thousand |
| 1999 | $322 thousand | $0 | $322 thousand |
| 2000 | $2 million | $5 thousand | $2 million |
| 2001 | $2 million | $0 | $2 million |
| 2002 | $24 million | $11 thousand | $24 million |
| 2003 | $100 million | $58 thousand | $100 million |
| 2004 | $105 million | $2 thousand | $105 million |
| 2005 | $281 million | $70 | $281 million |
| 2006 | $457 million | $202 thousand | $457 million |
| 2007 | $517 million | $35 thousand | $517 million |
| 2008 | $457 million | $1 thousand | $457 million |
| 2009 | $1.4 billion | $12 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2010 | $1.9 billion | $5 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2011 | $2.2 billion | $17 million | $2.2 billion |
| 2012 | $1.8 billion | $23 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2013 | $1.4 billion | $78 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2014 | $1.2 billion | $43 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2015 | $3.4 billion | $25 million | $3.4 billion |
| 2016 | $4 billion | $20 million | $3.9 billion |
| 2017 | $3.1 billion | $18 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2018 | $2.2 billion | $33 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2019 | $2.4 billion | $45 million | $2.3 billion |
| 2020 | $3.3 billion | $8 million | $3.3 billion |
| 2021 | $3.2 billion | $3 million | $3.2 billion |
| 2022 | $3.5 billion | $175 thousand | $3.5 billion |
| 2023 | $3.5 billion | $1 million | $3.5 billion |
| 2024 | $5.3 billion | $8 million | $5.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to the Marshall Islands
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the Marshall Islands 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 Majuro is 3,360 nautical miles (6,223 km) long: ≈ 8–10 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
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
The Marshall Islands was China’s 89th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was the Marshall Islands’ largest (38%).
- The Marshall Islands in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- The Marshall Islands’ rank among China’s partners
- 89th
- China in the Marshall Islands’ trade
- 38.4%
- China’s rank among the Marshall Islands’ partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of the Marshall Islands
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.