In 2020, China’s major export goods were automatic data processing machines and components, followed by textiles, clothes and clothing accessories, mobile phones, and integrated circuits. In 2020, China also exported the most personal protective equipment worldwide, including 224 billion respiratory masks and 2.31 billion protective suits. That’s nearly 40 masks for every people in the world outside of China.
In the same year, China exported nearly 281 billion U.S. dollars of services, of which 278 billion U.S. dollars were commercial services. Travel and transportation services were among the most exported commercial service categories in China that year.
With exports amounting to more than three trillion yuan, United State regained the position of China’s top export market in 2020, after the Sino-U.S. trade war eased. European Union and ASEAN were also China’s leading export partners that year. Meanwhile, owing to the successful launch and expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has opened up new markets in the Middle East and Africa. In 2020, China exported around 17.7 trillion yuan-worth commodities to the countries of the Belt and Road Initiative.
