Biggest Importing Industries in China in 2025

• 1. Oil & Gas Drilling in China

  Imports for 2025: $408.7B

  Revenue for the Oil and Gas Drilling industry in China is expected to increase 12.6% annually over the five years through 2023, but year-on-year growth is volatile. Growth in China's economy has been slowing down, which has led to a decline in the domestic crude oil price. As a result, revenue was fluctuated in the five-year period and has had varied growth since, with an estimated 5.6% increase in 2023 to $284.1 billion. Inflation and COVID-19 have increased industry volatility over the past...

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• 2. Integrated Circuit Manufacturing in China

  Imports for 2025: $375.8B

  China is the world's largest and fastest-growing integrated circuit market, and is also an important producer and provider of integrated circuits. The Integrated Circuit Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow at an annualized 11.8% over the five years through 2023 to $283.3 billion, maintaining a sustained and stable growth trend over the period. This includes growth by 9.3% in the current year. The huge demand from terminal application markets like industrial equipment, communic...

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• 3. Iron Ore Mining in China

  Imports for 2025: $136.4B

  Revenue for the Iron Ore Mining industry in China is expected to fall at an annualized 1.7% over the five years through 2023, including 9.2% growth in 2023, to $109.4 billion. Over 3,400 enterprises operate in the industry, with total employment of 604,225 and expected total output of 983.2 million tons of iron ore in 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the whole economy, with downstream steel enterprises delaying resuming work and production at the beginning of 2020. However...

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• 4. Legume Growing in China

  Imports for 2025: $66.6B

  China is the largest legume-consuming country in the world. Legumes such as soy are the main input in commonly used domestic cooking oils and bean products. China is the fourth largest producer of legumes in the world, with 127 billion square meters of planting area in 2022. Revenue for the Legume Growing industry is expected to rise at an annualized 7.7% over the five years through 2023, to $25.2 billion. This trend includes anticipated growth of 7.2% in the current year.

  As legumes ar...

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• 5. Automobile Manufacturing in China

  Imports for 2025: $55.7B

  Revenue for the Automobile Manufacturing industry is expected to increase by a CAGR of 1.5% over the five years through 2023, including a growth rate of 0.7% in 2023 alone, to total $763.0 billion. Rising domestic demand across urban and rural areas and increasing exports have driven industry revenue growth over the period.

  Rising household income levels and competitive pricing have encouraged more Chinese consumers to purchase automobiles over the past five years, particularly in major...

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• 6. Organic Chemical Material Manufacturing in China

  Imports for 2025: $53.4B

  Products from the Organic Chemical Material Manufacturing industry in China are widely used in many downstream industries and the industry's performance is closely related to the country's economic performance. Over the five years through 2023, industry revenue is expected to grow at an annualized rate of 11.2% to $422.1 billion, including 6.0% growth in 2023. Stable growth of China's economy and improving living standards of Chinese residents have promoted the demand for chemical products li...

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• 7. Oil Wholesale in China

  Imports for 2025: $49.2B

  Revenue for the Oil Wholesale industry in China is expected to increase at an annualized 15.4% over the five years through 2025, to $1.2 trillion. Industry revenue is anticipated to rise by 7.1% in the current year due to increasing international oil prices. Imports have satisfied an increasing proportion of domestic demand over the past five years, indicating increasing reliance on foreign oil. Industry imports are estimated to total $52.9 billion in 2025. Profit was estimated 3.3% of total ...

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• 8. Coal Mining in China

  Imports for 2025: $46.0B

  Revenue for the Coal Mining Industry in China is expected to grow at an annualized 10.4% over the five years through 2023, including a 12.6 rise to $681.3 billion in 2023. Revenue declined in 2020, and was largely due to demand moving away from coal in favor of cleaner energy sources, decreasing coal prices, competition from lower priced imported coal, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Coal shortage in 2021 caused sharp increase of coal prices, therefore, industry revenue increased to $535.5 billion...

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• 9. Copper Smelting in China

  Imports for 2025: $42.4B

  Over the five years through 2024, revenue for the Copper Smelting industry in China has been growing at an annualized rate of 10.0% to $263.4 billion, including 6.1% growth in the current year. China is the world's largest consumer of copper, which has led to a widening trade gap in recent years. In 2024, 13.9% of domestic demand will be satisfied by imports, while only 1.0% of total industry revenue will be generated by exports. Higher raw material costs have constrained industry profitabili...

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• 10. Passenger Car Manufacturing in China

  Imports for 2025: $42.1B

  Revenue for the Passenger Car Manufacturing in China is expected to increase at an annualized 2.7% to $642.6 billion over the past five years, including a 1.7% rise in 2025 alone, when profit is anticipated to stay relatively steady at 8.1%.
  As income levels in China have risen, road conditions have improved, and prices have become more competitive, passenger cars have become more affordable for Chinese residents. To meet the needs of consumers, automobile enterprises have been launching...

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