Top 10 foreign trade exports in 2023
February 18, 2024
TOP 1：Guangdong - Export 5.4 trillion yuan, +2.5%
In 2023, the total value of Guangdong's foreign trade import and export is 8.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.3%, and the total value continues to rank first in the country's foreign trade province, accounting for 19.9% of the country's share.
Guangdong exported 5.4 trillion yuan last year, up 2.5%. In 2023, the number of enterprises with import and export performance in Guangdong exceeded 130,000 for the first time, an increase of 9.4%.
In terms of export categories, in 2023, Guangdong exported mechanical and electrical products 3.56 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.9%, accounting for 65.4% of the total export value; Among them, the export of household appliances increased by 8%, lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, electric manned vehicles and other "new three" exports increased by 33.7%. In the same period, the export of agricultural products was 130.91 billion yuan, an increase of 13.3%, accounting for 18.8% of the total value of national agricultural products exports in the same period.
The first of the first, that is Shenzhen - in 2023, Shenzhen's import and export 3.87 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.9%, the scale of a record high, ranking second in mainland cities; Among them, exports reached 2.46 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.5%, ranking first in scale for 31 consecutive years. Shenzhen accounts for 46.6% of the total import and export value of Guangdong Province, driving the province's foreign trade by 2.6 percentage points.
In addition, the import and export of Zhanjiang, Jieyang and Shanwei increased rapidly by 14.8%, 41.3% and 27.5% respectively.
TOP 2：Zhejiang - Export 3.57 trillion yuan, +3.9%
In 2023, Zhejiang surpassed Jiangsu for the first time in terms of exports and jumped to second place in the country, ranking behind Guangdong.
Last year, Zhejiang's imports and exports reached 4.90 trillion yuan, up 4.6% year-on-year; Among them, the export was 3.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.9%.
However, in the first two months of 2023, Zhejiang's exports fell by 6.4% year-on-year, and the high rate of empty containers at Ningbo Zhoushan Port once became a "hot search". Fortunately, the emergence of some new bright spots has made Zhejiang's exports achieve a reversal of the trend.
In 2023, Zhejiang's total imports and exports to emerging markets such as ASEAN, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Russia and India reached 2.46 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.3% over the previous year, accounting for more than half of the province's imports and exports for the first time, reaching 50.3%.
In addition, the contribution of Zhejiang's new business exports has increased significantly. In 2023, Zhejiang market purchase and export of 470.73 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%; Through the customs cross-border e-commerce platform exports 179.83 billion yuan, an increase of 47.8% - the two accounted for 18.2% of the province's exports, an increase of 2.4 percentage points, driving Zhejiang's export growth of 3.1 percentage points.
TOP 3：Jiangsu - Exports 3.37 trillion yuan, -2.5%
In 2023, Jiangsu achieved a total foreign trade import and export value of 5.25 trillion yuan, down 3.2% year-on-year, accounting for 12.6% of China's total import and export value in the same period. Among them, exports were 3.37 trillion yuan, down 2.5%.
For many years, Jiangsu's foreign trade exports have been ahead of Zhejiang. In 2022, Jiangsu's export will reach 3.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.5%; Zhejiang's export was 3.43 trillion yuan, up 14%. There is also a gap of about 50 billion yuan in exports between the two provinces.
Last year, Jiangsu's foreign trade showed a trend of "low before and high after, rising quarter by quarter". In 2023, Jiangsu Province exported 2.3 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 0.4%, accounting for an increase of 1.9 percentage points compared with the previous year to 68.1%. Among them, the export of Jiangsu's advantageous products such as mobile phones, ships and "new three kinds" products increased by 69.1%, 37.1% and 12.3% respectively.
TOP 4：Shandong - Exports 1.94 trillion yuan, +1.1%
In 2023, the total import and export value of Shandong Province was 3.26 trillion yuan, up 1.7 percent year-on-year. Among them, the export value was 1.94 trillion yuan, up 1.1% year-on-year.
In 2023, Shandong exported 963.18 billion yuan of intermediate goods, accounting for 49.6% of the total export value of the province. Asean is the largest market for Shandong's intermediate exports, with 159.88 billion yuan of intermediate exports in 2023, accounting for 54.2% of the province's total export value to ASEAN. Intermediate exports to Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore have exceeded 20 billion yuan.
In addition, as a major agricultural province in China, Shandong exported agricultural products to 147.6 billion yuan in 2023, an increase of 6.3% year-on-year, reaching a new record high, accounting for 21.2% of the total value of agricultural exports in the country, continuing to maintain the position of the largest province in agricultural exports. Among the agricultural products exported by Shandong in 2023, the export growth rate of deep-processed products with higher added value was 6.6%, and the proportion increased to 47.9%.
TOP 5：Shanghai - Export 1.74 trillion yuan, +1.6%
In 2023, Shanghai's total foreign trade volume reached 4,212.161 billion yuan, an increase of 0.7% over the previous year. Of this total, exports were 1.737794 trillion yuan, up by 1.6%.
In terms of main export markets, in 2023, exports to the European Union were 310.172 billion yuan, down 1.0% from the previous year; The export to the United States was 277.490 billion yuan, down 11.8%; Its export to Japan was 143.219 billion yuan, up by 6.5%; The export to Hong Kong, China was 150.109 billion yuan, up by 15.6%.
In 2023, Shanghai exported 167.79 billion yuan of "new three" products, an increase of 42.2%, accounting for 9.7% of the total export value in the same period, lifting the overall export growth rate by 2.9 percentage points. Among them, the annual export value of electric manned vehicles exceeded the 100 billion yuan mark for the first time, reaching 120.89 billion yuan, an increase of 43.9%.
TOP 6: Fujian - exports 1.18 trillion yuan, -2.7%
In 2023, Fujian's foreign trade imports and exports reached 1.97 trillion yuan, down 0.2% year-on-year. Among them, the export was 1.18 trillion yuan, down 2.7 percent.
TOP 6：In 2023, Fujian Province exported mechanical and electrical products to 518.52 billion yuan, an increase of 11.9%. Among them, lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, electric manned vehicles and other "new three" products exported a total of 136.56 billion yuan, an increase of 49.8%. In addition, Fujian Province ship exports showed a good growth trend, the annual ship exports increased by 44.9%.
TOP 7：Sichuan - Exports 603.39 billion yuan, -1.3%
In 2023, the total import and export value of Sichuan's goods trade was 957.49 billion yuan, down 4% year-on-year, ranking eighth in the country. Among them, the export was 603.39 billion yuan, down 1.3 percent.
Sichuan leads the country in exports of some goods. In 2023, Sichuan's exports of lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide were 1.94 billion yuan, 11.09 billion yuan and 5.64 billion yuan, respectively, ranking first, second and third in the country.
In addition, the expansion of exports of some featured agricultural products and food in Sichuan achieved practical results. The exports of fish oil, lemon and lime were 770 million yuan and 140 million yuan respectively, ranking first in the country. Caviar exports 870.83 million yuan, ranked second in the country; Liquor exports 410 million yuan, ranked third in the country.
TOP 8： Beijing - Exports were 60.01 billion yuan, +2%
In 2023, the import and export of the Beijing region (including central units in Beijing) was 3.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.3% over the previous year, 0.1 percentage points higher than the national import and export growth rate, accounting for 8.7% of the total value of national import and export. Among them, the export was 60.01 billion yuan, up by 2%.
From the perspective of export commodity structure, the top five export commodities in Beijing are refined oil products, mobile phones, steel, integrated circuits, and auto parts, accounting for 55% of the total value of regional exports.
TOP 9：Henan - Export 528 billion yuan, +2.4%
In 2023, the total value of Henan's foreign trade import and export was 810.79 billion yuan, ranking first in central China for 12 consecutive years, including 528 billion yuan of exports, an increase of 2.4%.
In terms of export categories, in 2023, Henan exported mechanical and electrical products 342.74 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%, accounting for 64.9% of the province's export value, of which mobile phones accounted for 45.6% of the province's export value; The exports of automobiles, human hair products and agricultural products grew rapidly, increasing by 106.5%, 16.8% and 8.3%, respectively, which together pulled up the province's foreign trade export growth rate by 3.4 percentage points.
TOP 10：Anhui - Exports 523.12 billion yuan, +11.3%
Anhui is the biggest surprise in the 2023 list, and is also expected to become a well-deserved 2023 foreign trade "dark horse". Last year, Anhui's import and export increased by 7.8%, reaching 805.22 billion yuan, 7.6 percentage points higher than the country, and the growth rate remains the first in the Yangtze River Delta and the central region.
In terms of exports, Anhui exported 523.12 billion yuan last year, an increase of 11.3%.
Car exports are Anhui's biggest bright spot. Anhui regards automobile as the "first industry", and has fostered a number of vehicle manufacturing enterprises and parts enterprises such as Chery, JAC, BYD and NIO. In 2023, Anhui province exported 729,200 vehicles, an increase of 89.8%, ranking second in the country; The value of goods was 71.46 billion yuan, up by 118.3%. In addition, 25,900 new energy vehicles were exported, an increase of 70.8%.
Foreign trade "growth champion" Wuhu, automobile exports accounted for more than 80% of the province, last year, Wuhu's export growth rate reached 63.7%.
