Mapped: Do Countries Trade More With the U.S. or China?

Mapped: Do Countries Trade More With the U.S. or China?

Key Takeaways

• China is now the largest trading partner for 151 countries, or roughly 73% of the world.
• Those countries account for $4.6 trillion in bilateral trade with China, versus $3.0 trillion for the 57 countries that trade more with the U.S.
• The U.S. remains strongest across North America and parts of Europe, while China dominates across Asia, Africa, and much of South America.

China has overtaken the U.S. as the largest trading partner for most countries around the world, reflecting a dramatic shift in global commerce over the last two decades.

This map compares every country’s larger trading partner using 2025 bilateral trade data from the IMF’s Direction of Trade Statistics, showing where China’s trade footprint has expanded and where the U.S. still maintains stronger relationships.

Countries Trading More with China

China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 marked the beginning of a profound shift in global trade. Since then, rapid industrialization, export growth, and deeper supply-chain integration have helped China become the largest trading partner for most countries worldwide.

In 2000, there were only 33 countries that traded more with China than the United States. Today, that number has climbed to 151.

Rank	Country	Bigger Trading Partner	Bilateral Trade (2025, $B)
1	Hong Kong	China	369.2
2	South Korea	China	331.7
3	Japan	China	322.5
4	Taiwan	China	314.4
5	Vietnam	China	296.6
6	Russia	China	227.4
7	Australia	China	206.6
8	Malaysia	China	191.9
9	Brazil	China	188.0
10	Indonesia	China	167.7
11	India	China	155.7
12	Thailand	China	153.5
13	Singapore	China	119.6
14	Saudi Arabia	China	108.1
15	United Arab Emirates	China	107.9
16	Philippines	China	72.4
17	Chile	China	66.4
18	Spain	China	55.1
19	South Africa	China	53.6
20	Iraq	China	51.1
21	Peru	China	50.4
22	Kazakhstan	China	48.7
23	Poland	China	48.7
24	Türkiye	China	44.6
25	Oman	China	32.9
26	Nigeria	China	28.1
27	Kyrgyzstan	China	27.2
28	DRC	China	26.6
29	Pakistan	China	25.2
30	Bangladesh	China	24.1
31	Qatar	China	23.9
32	Argentina	China	23.5
33	Czechia	China	22.7
34	Cambodia	China	22.3
35	New Zealand	China	21.5
36	Angola	China	20.8
37	Egypt	China	20.8
38	Hungary	China	20.8
39	Liberia	China	19.7
40	Myanmar	China	19.3
41	Kuwait	China	18.6
42	Guinea	China	18.4
43	Denmark	China	18.1
44	Mongolia	China	17.5
45	Uzbekistan	China	16.1
46	Algeria	China	15.3
47	Ghana	China	14.2
48	Romania	China	13.8
49	Panama	China	12.8
50	Greece	China	12.0
51	Norway	China	11.4
52	Tanzania	China	11.3
53	Morocco	China	11.0
54	Kenya	China	10.3
55	Iran	China	10.0
56	Portugal	China	10.0
57	Turkmenistan	China	10.0
58	Laos	China	9.8
59	Congo Republic	China	9.2
60	Belarus	China	8.9
61	Slovakia	China	8.6
62	Ukraine	China	7.8
63	Slovenia	China	7.6
64	Zambia	China	7.5
65	Côte d'Ivoire	China	7.4
66	Uruguay	China	7.2
67	Jordan	China	6.7
68	Serbia	China	6.5
69	Senegal	China	6.2
70	Sri Lanka	China	6.2
71	Marshall Islands	China	5.7
72	Bulgaria	China	5.4
73	Mozambique	China	5.4
74	Togo	China	5.4
75	Libya	China	4.8
76	Cameroon	China	4.7
77	Ethiopia	China	4.7
78	Zimbabwe	China	4.4
79	Macao	China	4.3
80	Tajikistan	China	4.3
81	Papua New Guinea	China	4.2
82	Gabon	China	3.9
83	Djibouti	China	3.8
84	Bolivia	China	3.4
85	Malta	China	3.4
86	Azerbaijan	China	3.3
87	Croatia	China	2.9
88	Yemen	China	2.9
89	Lebanon	China	2.8
90	Tunisia	China	2.8
91	Brunei	China	2.7
92	Georgia	China	2.7
93	North Korea	China	2.7
94	Mauritania	China	2.6
95	Nepal	China	2.4
96	Armenia	China	2.3
97	Sierra Leone	China	2.3
98	Uganda	China	2.1
99	Sudan	China	2.0
100	Afghanistan	China	1.9
101	Namibia	China	1.9
102	Benin	China	1.7
103	Madagascar	China	1.7
104	Albania	China	1.6
105	Mali	China	1.6
106	Cyprus	China	1.4
107	Latvia	China	1.4
108	Cuba	China	1.3
109	Botswana	China	1.2
110	Burkina Faso	China	1.1
111	Chad	China	1.1
112	Mauritius	China	1.1
113	Niger	China	1.1
114	Equatorial Guinea	China	1.0
115	Eritrea	China	1.0
116	Somalia	China	1.0
117	New Caledonia	China	0.8
118	Rwanda	China	0.8
119	Fiji	China	0.7
120	Syria	China	0.7
121	Bosnia and Herzegovina	China	0.6
122	Maldives	China	0.6
123	Moldova	China	0.6
124	North Macedonia	China	0.6
125	Solomon Islands	China	0.6
126	Suriname	China	0.6
127	The Gambia	China	0.5
128	Greenland	China	0.4
129	South Sudan	China	0.4
130	Vanuatu	China	0.4
131	Malawi	China	0.3
132	Timor-Leste	China	0.3
133	Bhutan	China	0.2
134	Kiribati	China	0.2
135	Montenegro	China	0.2
136	Palestine	China	0.2
137	Burundi	China	0.1
138	Cabo Verde	China	0.1
139	Central African Republic	China	0.1
140	Comoros	China	0.1
141	Guam	China	0.1
142	Guinea-Bissau	China	0.1
143	Micronesia	China	0.1
144	Nauru	China	0.1
145	Palau	China	0.1
146	Samoa	China	0.1
147	Seychelles	China	0.1
148	Tonga	China	0.1
149	American Samoa	China	0.0
150	São Tomé and Príncipe	China	0.0
151	Tuvalu	China	0.0
--	Total Bilateral Trade	China	4,599.9

One of the map’s biggest surprises is China’s reach beyond Asia. It is now the larger trading partner for roughly half of European countries, as well as many of South America’s largest economies, including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

Countries Trading More with the U.S.

There are 57 countries that have larger bilateral trade relationships with the U.S. than China, including most of North and Central America.

Rank	Country	Bigger Trading Partner	Bilateral Trade (2025, $B)
1	Mexico	U.S.	872.8
2	Canada	U.S.	719.5
3	Germany	U.S.	239.2
4	Switzerland	U.S.	178.0
5	United Kingdom	U.S.	161.8
6	Ireland	U.S.	152.9
7	Netherlands	U.S.	130.6
8	France	U.S.	119.0
9	Italy	U.S.	118.1
10	Belgium	U.S.	63.7
11	Colombia	U.S.	37.2
12	Israel	U.S.	34.4
13	Sweden	U.S.	25.2
14	Costa Rica	U.S.	24.1
15	Austria	U.S.	23.0
16	Dominican Republic	U.S.	20.5
17	Ecuador	U.S.	17.6
18	Guatemala	U.S.	15.2
19	Honduras	U.S.	12.5
20	Finland	U.S.	10.9
21	The Bahamas	U.S.	8.6
22	Nicaragua	U.S.	7.4
23	El Salvador	U.S.	6.9
24	Venezuela	U.S.	6.7
25	Guyana	U.S.	6.6
26	Trinidad and Tobago	U.S.	5.8
27	Paraguay	U.S.	5.0
28	Lithuania	U.S.	4.5
29	Jamaica	U.S.	3.1
30	Bahrain	U.S.	2.6
31	Luxembourg	U.S.	2.4
32	Haiti	U.S.	1.8
33	Iceland	U.S.	1.8
34	Estonia	U.S.	1.4
35	St. Lucia	U.S.	1.2
36	Curaçao	U.S.	1.1
37	Sint Maarten	U.S.	0.9
38	Aruba	U.S.	0.7
39	Barbados	U.S.	0.7
40	Belize	U.S.	0.7
41	Bermuda	U.S.	0.6
42	Antigua and Barbuda	U.S.	0.5
43	Faroe Islands	U.S.	0.3
44	French Polynesia	U.S.	0.2
45	Gibraltar	U.S.	0.2
46	Grenada	U.S.	0.2
47	Lesotho	U.S.	0.2
48	St. Kitts and Nevis	U.S.	0.2
49	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	U.S.	0.2
50	Anguilla	U.S.	0.1
51	Dominica	U.S.	0.1
52	Eswatini	U.S.	0.1
53	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	U.S.	0.0
54	Kosovo	U.S.	0.0
55	Montserrat	U.S.	0.0
56	San Marino	U.S.	0.0
57	Vatican City	U.S.	0.0
--	Total Bilateral Trade	U.S.	3,049

While almost all of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia trade more with China, Israel stands out as one exception.

North America remains a stronghold for U.S. trade, though these relationships face renewed uncertainty after the USMCA deal was not renewed in its current form.

Who Trades More in Dollar Terms?

China’s broader trade footprint also translates into larger aggregate trade volumes.

Across the countries where it is the dominant partner, bilateral trade totaled roughly $4.6 trillion in 2025, compared with $3.0 trillion for the countries that traded more with the United States.

While the U.S. has fewer partner countries, its average trade relationship is substantially larger.

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