China services trade by category
China services trade is reported monthly on a balance-of-payments basis by SAFE.
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| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Goods and services: balance4 | 944.12 | 911.9 | 982.91 | 668.35 | 582.67 | 434.37 | 568.13 | 875.27 | 1,053.61 | 786.38 | 777.55 | 716.74 | 699.86 | 749.6 | 689.58 | 545.92 | 450.32 | 629.86 | 473.84 | 651.17 | 720 | 690.2 | 615.59 | 713.18 | 589.09 | 411.3 | 407.03 | 335.85 | 158.68 | 136.8 | 112.77 | 354.46 | 324.26 | 316.18 | 261.29 | 297.5 | 298.54 | |
| Credit (exports) | 4,242.63 | 4,241.58 | 4,404.01 | 3,791.67 | 3,949.83 | 3,829.45 | 3,069.69 | 3,709.94 | 4,328.75 | 3,568.58 | 3,471.42 | 3,733.93 | 3,415.65 | 3,518.89 | 3,350.72 | 3,226.21 | 3,321.1 | 3,350.57 | 2,868.54 | 3,213.99 | 3,760.68 | 3,328 | 3,349.97 | 3,519.53 | 3,224.08 | 3,174.98 | 3,011.3 | 3,024.7 | 2,974.34 | 2,916.44 | 2,335.44 | 3,162.73 | 3,216.18 | 3,068.57 | 2,980.06 | 3,105.88 | 2,948.55 | |
| Debit (imports) | -3,298.52 | -3,329.68 | -3,421.1 | -3,123.32 | -3,367.16 | -3,395.08 | -2,501.57 | -2,834.67 | -3,275.14 | -2,782.2 | -2,693.87 | -3,017.19 | -2,715.8 | -2,769.29 | -2,661.14 | -2,680.29 | -2,870.78 | -2,720.71 | -2,394.7 | -2,562.83 | -3,040.69 | -2,637.8 | -2,734.38 | -2,806.35 | -2,634.99 | -2,763.68 | -2,604.27 | -2,688.86 | -2,815.67 | -2,779.65 | -2,222.67 | -2,808.27 | -2,891.93 | -2,752.39 | -2,718.77 | -2,808.38 | -2,650 | |
| Goods2 | 1,162.58 | 1,103.01 | 1,187.94 | 859.33 | 740.75 | 677.75 | 743.96 | 1,051.94 | 1,232.29 | 943.68 | 926.78 | 917.38 | 895.45 | 952.15 | 874.21 | 746.38 | 646.13 | 865.99 | 683.21 | 921.9 | 919.29 | 815 | 758.66 | 885.41 | 802.4 | 605.15 | 569.39 | 550.81 | 396.42 | 352.75 | 280.67 | 577.67 | 577.06 | 499.95 | 455 | 528.98 | 536.16 | |
| Credit (exports) | 3,881.26 | 3,846.51 | 4,013.08 | 3,440.42 | 3,549.91 | 3,467.64 | 2,774.7 | 3,353.12 | 3,878.68 | 3,262.76 | 3,142.97 | 3,399.54 | 3,097.54 | 3,189.36 | 3,048.14 | 2,940.92 | 3,011.76 | 3,056.06 | 2,590.69 | 2,903.13 | 3,345.36 | 2,998.64 | 3,020.38 | 3,177.64 | 2,900.52 | 2,854.11 | 2,712.72 | 2,739.88 | 2,684.36 | 2,614.39 | 2,050.66 | 2,846.22 | 2,895.24 | 2,804.55 | 2,732.47 | 2,859.56 | 2,687.76 | |
| Debit (imports) | -2,718.68 | -2,743.5 | -2,825.13 | -2,581.09 | -2,809.17 | -2,789.88 | -2,030.74 | -2,301.18 | -2,646.4 | -2,319.08 | -2,216.18 | -2,482.16 | -2,202.1 | -2,237.22 | -2,173.93 | -2,194.54 | -2,365.63 | -2,190.07 | -1,907.49 | -1,981.23 | -2,426.07 | -2,183.64 | -2,261.71 | -2,292.23 | -2,098.12 | -2,248.96 | -2,143.33 | -2,189.07 | -2,287.94 | -2,261.65 | -1,769.99 | -2,268.55 | -2,318.18 | -2,304.6 | -2,277.47 | -2,330.59 | -2,151.6 | |
| Services14 | -218.47 | -191.11 | -205.03 | -190.98 | -158.07 | -243.39 | -175.83 | -176.67 | -178.68 | -157.3 | -149.23 | -200.64 | -195.59 | -202.55 | -184.63 | -200.46 | -195.81 | -236.13 | -209.37 | -270.74 | -199.29 | -124.8 | -143.07 | -172.24 | -213.32 | -193.85 | -162.37 | -214.97 | -237.74 | -215.95 | -167.91 | -223.21 | -252.8 | -183.76 | -193.71 | -231.48 | -237.62 | |
| Credit (exports) | 361.37 | 395.07 | 390.94 | 351.24 | 399.92 | 361.81 | 294.99 | 356.81 | 450.07 | 305.82 | 328.45 | 334.39 | 318.11 | 329.52 | 302.58 | 285.29 | 309.34 | 294.51 | 277.85 | 310.86 | 415.32 | 329.36 | 329.59 | 341.89 | 323.56 | 320.88 | 298.57 | 284.82 | 289.98 | 302.05 | 284.77 | 316.51 | 320.94 | 264.02 | 247.59 | 246.31 | 260.78 | |
| Debit (imports) | -579.84 | -586.18 | -595.97 | -542.23 | -557.99 | -605.2 | -470.83 | -533.48 | -628.74 | -463.12 | -477.69 | -535.03 | -513.7 | -532.07 | -487.21 | -485.75 | -505.15 | -530.64 | -487.22 | -581.6 | -614.61 | -454.16 | -472.67 | -514.12 | -536.87 | -514.72 | -460.94 | -499.79 | -527.72 | -518 | -452.68 | -539.72 | -573.74 | -447.79 | -441.29 | -477.79 | -498.4 | |
| Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others2 | 7.86 | 8.22 | 9.76 | 6.87 | 7.15 | 9.54 | 6.77 | 7.62 | 10.15 | 8.17 | 8.04 | 10.22 | 8.96 | 8.72 | 8.85 | 7.34 | 7.92 | 9.09 | 8.52 | 8.42 | 10.53 | 8.77 | 10.06 | 10.54 | 9.22 | 9.44 | 9.38 | 10.39 | 8.79 | 9.01 | 8.79 | 9.42 | 10.97 | 10.94 | 10.1 | 9.86 | 9.06 | |
| Credit (exports) | 11.51 | 13.08 | 12.7 | 10.14 | 11.31 | 12.39 | 10.46 | 10.55 | 13.23 | 10.77 | 10.24 | 12.82 | 11.78 | 11.01 | 11.48 | 9.43 | 10.27 | 10.09 | 9.43 | 9.72 | 11.68 | 9.77 | 10.93 | 11.74 | 10.31 | 10.48 | 10.18 | 11.19 | 9.76 | 9.85 | 9.47 | 10.54 | 12.5 | 11.77 | 10.77 | 10.65 | 9.82 | |
| Debit (imports) | -3.66 | -4.86 | -2.94 | -3.27 | -4.16 | -2.85 | -3.69 | -2.93 | -3.08 | -2.6 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -2.83 | -2.29 | -2.62 | -2.09 | -2.35 | -1 | -0.92 | -1.3 | -1.16 | -1.01 | -0.87 | -1.21 | -1.09 | -1.03 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.97 | -0.85 | -0.68 | -1.12 | -1.53 | -0.83 | -0.67 | -0.78 | -0.76 | |
| Maintenance and repair services2 | 6.9 | 4.92 | 3.75 | 3.64 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 4.81 | 7.19 | 4.64 | 2.76 | 4.63 | 6.35 | 6.06 | 7.04 | 5.02 | 4.46 | 4.25 | 4.42 | 6.56 | 4.17 | 3.28 | 4.02 | 5.12 | 2.63 | 3.63 | 2.99 | 1.74 | 3.33 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 3.8 | 4.01 | 4.1 | 2.37 | 4.99 | 3.47 | 4.61 | |
| Credit (exports) | 15.37 | 14.58 | 13.56 | 12.14 | 11.7 | 13 | 10.62 | 14.22 | 15.9 | 10.12 | 11.49 | 15.89 | 12.37 | 12.64 | 13.11 | 10.68 | 11.19 | 11.2 | 10.65 | 9.57 | 12.41 | 10.15 | 10.46 | 9.81 | 9.47 | 8.95 | 8.96 | 8.73 | 8.82 | 7.63 | 7.46 | 8.7 | 10.94 | 8.02 | 9.18 | 8.91 | 9.4 | |
| Debit (imports) | -8.47 | -9.66 | -9.81 | -8.5 | -9.22 | -10.66 | -5.81 | -7.02 | -11.26 | -7.37 | -6.86 | -9.54 | -6.31 | -5.6 | -8.09 | -6.21 | -6.95 | -6.78 | -4.09 | -5.41 | -9.14 | -6.13 | -5.34 | -7.18 | -5.83 | -5.96 | -7.22 | -5.4 | -7.28 | -6.16 | -3.66 | -4.7 | -6.84 | -5.65 | -4.19 | -5.44 | -4.8 | |
| Transport2 | -57.71 | -44.02 | -48.77 | -45.05 | -47.22 | -71.82 | -38.01 | -32.28 | -33.95 | -35.97 | -36.73 | -32.93 | -33.14 | -33.69 | -35.62 | -31.82 | -35.77 | -37.5 | -24.69 | -30.04 | -25.19 | -31.12 | -28.31 | -24.86 | -27.14 | -41.58 | -41.98 | -54.98 | -61.31 | -63.66 | -53.65 | -81.42 | -70.67 | -71.07 | -75.32 | -70.8 | -75.16 | |
| Credit (exports) | 84.01 | 88.6 | 91.42 | 80.81 | 78.39 | 67.53 | 58.01 | 63.85 | 72.48 | 57.72 | 55.51 | 63 | 59.09 | 61.8 | 53.87 | 57.7 | 55.8 | 51.95 | 56.4 | 60.59 | 119.77 | 103.89 | 103.68 | 112.58 | 114.13 | 95.18 | 90.47 | 84.7 | 78.73 | 72.89 | 70.3 | 78.44 | 76.4 | 75.53 | 65.78 | 72.47 | 74.55 | |
| Debit (imports) | -141.73 | -132.62 | -140.18 | -125.87 | -125.61 | -139.35 | -96.02 | -96.13 | -106.44 | -93.69 | -92.25 | -95.93 | -92.23 | -95.5 | -89.49 | -89.53 | -91.57 | -89.45 | -81.09 | -90.63 | -144.97 | -135.01 | -131.99 | -137.44 | -141.27 | -136.76 | -132.45 | -139.68 | -140.04 | -136.54 | -123.95 | -159.86 | -147.07 | -146.6 | -141.1 | -143.27 | -149.71 | |
| Travel2 | -162.15 | -149.46 | -151.18 | -138.53 | -136.77 | -136.95 | -149.13 | -187.38 | -205.97 | -124.21 | -135.26 | -167.33 | -173.37 | -162.85 | -136.04 | -141.59 | -146.44 | -161.09 | -183.94 | -250.17 | -225.74 | -142.28 | -153.6 | -169.42 | -200.98 | -186.4 | -139.68 | -169.31 | -190.44 | -172.63 | -163.66 | -201.31 | -210.16 | -154.28 | -153.28 | -162.46 | -187.05 | |
| Credit (exports) | 46.44 | 50.62 | 49.62 | 50.07 | 52.18 | 64.29 | 38.01 | 49.37 | 60.02 | 53.69 | 55.81 | 49.42 | 45.34 | 44.02 | 43.68 | 42.69 | 46.04 | 41.68 | 31.17 | 38.16 | 43.35 | 37.47 | 39.77 | 36.47 | 34.77 | 32.26 | 29.91 | 27.71 | 31.49 | 27.92 | 23.84 | 25.97 | 15.35 | 14.76 | 13.89 | 12.3 | 12.71 | |
| Debit (imports) | -208.6 | -200.07 | -200.8 | -188.6 | -188.95 | -201.24 | -187.14 | -236.75 | -265.99 | -177.91 | -191.07 | -216.74 | -218.71 | -206.88 | -179.72 | -184.28 | -192.49 | -202.77 | -215.1 | -288.33 | -269.09 | -179.76 | -193.37 | -205.89 | -235.75 | -218.66 | -169.58 | -197.02 | -221.93 | -200.55 | -187.51 | -227.29 | -225.51 | -169.04 | -167.17 | -174.75 | -199.75 | |
| Construction2 | 12.03 | 6.91 | 13.1 | 7.28 | 4.9 | 8.12 | 2.99 | 12.06 | 18.56 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 8.49 | 9.22 | 4.09 | 7.11 | 5.29 | 3.15 | 5.85 | 5.45 | 0.47 | 15.62 | 9.53 | 5.75 | 2.72 | 4.4 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 7.54 | 0.35 | 6.1 | 11.93 | 11.64 | 18.14 | 8.98 | 6.2 | 4.26 | 1.65 | |
| Credit (exports) | 19.34 | 16.23 | 19.66 | 12.69 | 12.13 | 14.26 | 11.9 | 18.4 | 27.64 | 15.38 | 19.09 | 17.42 | 16.02 | 14.69 | 13.65 | 13.48 | 11.02 | 11.68 | 10.35 | 12.52 | 24.46 | 15.35 | 11.26 | 10.22 | 11.23 | 10.2 | 12.58 | 12.5 | 11.27 | 13.26 | 18.24 | 18.5 | 25.93 | 15.84 | 12.57 | 11.49 | 8.79 | |
| Debit (imports) | -7.32 | -9.32 | -6.56 | -5.41 | -7.23 | -6.14 | -8.91 | -6.35 | -9.08 | -9.08 | -6.58 | -8.94 | -6.8 | -10.6 | -6.54 | -8.19 | -7.87 | -5.83 | -4.9 | -12.04 | -8.84 | -5.82 | -5.51 | -7.5 | -6.84 | -6.54 | -6.86 | -4.96 | -10.92 | -7.17 | -6.31 | -6.86 | -7.79 | -6.86 | -6.37 | -7.23 | -7.14 | |
| Insurance and pension services2 | -5.05 | -12.34 | -15.17 | -9.65 | -9.76 | -25.28 | -4.32 | -7.13 | -6.52 | -4.91 | -7.48 | -16.52 | -5.59 | -6.91 | -14.85 | -5.02 | -10.72 | -32.04 | -4.83 | -9.06 | -13.02 | -7.21 | -7.24 | -16.7 | -8.24 | -7.45 | -11.62 | -6.95 | -7.82 | -19.56 | -3.14 | -8.29 | -11.42 | -6.77 | -18.29 | -21.73 | -6.68 | |
| Credit (exports) | 3.92 | 2.76 | 13.19 | 2.43 | 2.66 | -4.35 | 1.6 | 5.05 | 0.21 | 1.3 | 0.22 | -1.5 | 3.03 | 4.49 | 3.47 | 2.61 | 0.31 | 2.47 | 2.88 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 1.64 | 4.17 | 2.56 | 1.99 | 5.26 | 2.23 | 0.49 | 0.4 | 4.47 | 4.57 | 3.98 | -0.04 | 1.66 | 1.21 | 2.33 | |
| Debit (imports) | -8.96 | -15.1 | -28.36 | -12.08 | -12.42 | -20.93 | -5.92 | -12.18 | -6.73 | -6.21 | -7.7 | -15.01 | -8.62 | -11.4 | -18.32 | -7.63 | -11.03 | -34.51 | -7.71 | -12.97 | -12.22 | -7.91 | -8.87 | -20.88 | -10.8 | -9.44 | -16.88 | -9.18 | -8.31 | -19.96 | -7.61 | -12.86 | -15.4 | -6.73 | -19.94 | -22.94 | -9.01 | |
| Financial services2 | -0.03 | -2.9 | 1.7 | 0.41 | -0.26 | 0.81 | -0.84 | -1.31 | -1.35 | -2.2 | -2.11 | -1.03 | -0.31 | -0.77 | 0.87 | -1.92 | -0.38 | 1.02 | -0.15 | -0.32 | 0.21 | -0.49 | -0.75 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.03 | 0.78 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 1.05 | -0.45 | 0.8 | 0.85 | -0.41 | 0.37 | 0.69 | -1.05 | |
| Credit (exports) | 3.87 | 5.18 | 6.59 | 4.31 | 4.88 | 5.14 | 3.96 | 4.75 | 0.63 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.64 | 4.15 | 3.76 | 4.07 | 3.38 | 3.55 | 4.54 | 3.74 | 3.27 | 4.45 | 3.03 | 3.12 | 3.88 | 3.24 | 4 | 3.62 | 2.88 | 3.19 | 4.38 | 2.58 | 3.33 | 4.48 | 2.66 | 2.97 | 3.34 | 3.27 | |
| Debit (imports) | -3.9 | -8.08 | -4.89 | -3.9 | -5.13 | -4.33 | -4.79 | -6.06 | -1.98 | -2.8 | -2.41 | -1.67 | -4.46 | -4.53 | -3.2 | -5.3 | -3.93 | -3.52 | -3.89 | -3.59 | -4.25 | -3.52 | -3.87 | -2.88 | -2.75 | -2.97 | -2.83 | -2.66 | -2.68 | -3.33 | -3.03 | -2.53 | -3.63 | -3.07 | -2.61 | -2.64 | -4.32 | |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property2 | -27.39 | -29.69 | -36.6 | -13.59 | -32.82 | -39.91 | -18.44 | -23.58 | -39.91 | -18.82 | -15.55 | -24.72 | -14.07 | -39.58 | -34.32 | -32.77 | -36.3 | -39.58 | -22.32 | -17.65 | -47.89 | -23.25 | -28.83 | -33.1 | -33.34 | -28.66 | -28.48 | -40.32 | -25.24 | -30.77 | -14.63 | -19.94 | -36.72 | -19.21 | -23.29 | -28.53 | -26.16 | |
| Credit (exports) | 10.57 | 13.76 | 6.94 | 24.62 | 15.53 | 10.79 | 8.09 | 10.26 | 10.15 | 8.05 | 18.51 | 13.65 | 22.25 | 9.97 | 9.7 | 5.28 | 6.77 | 5.31 | 8.18 | 12.87 | 5.48 | 3.65 | 4.77 | 3.79 | 5.79 | 9.07 | 8.94 | 6.64 | 13.6 | 14.58 | 15.98 | 10.48 | 11.22 | 5.97 | 6.25 | 7.62 | 8.71 | |
| Debit (imports) | -37.96 | -43.45 | -43.54 | -38.21 | -48.35 | -50.7 | -26.53 | -33.84 | -50.05 | -26.87 | -34.06 | -38.37 | -36.33 | -49.55 | -44.02 | -38.06 | -43.07 | -44.9 | -30.5 | -30.52 | -53.37 | -26.9 | -33.61 | -36.89 | -39.13 | -37.73 | -37.42 | -46.96 | -38.84 | -45.35 | -30.61 | -30.42 | -47.94 | -25.19 | -29.55 | -36.15 | -34.87 | |
| Telecommunications, computer and information services2 | 9.45 | 29.06 | 33.41 | 8.83 | 55.4 | 31.39 | 4.88 | 23.76 | 69.57 | 18.22 | 27.72 | 27.19 | 18.65 | 30.84 | 24.13 | 16.53 | 28.67 | 27.5 | 7.21 | 24.54 | 42.32 | 21.2 | 25.16 | 24.09 | 12.58 | 20.48 | 21.85 | 15.77 | 14.89 | 22.06 | 8.24 | 17.64 | 20.3 | 19.08 | 22.83 | 17.78 | 17.23 | |
| Credit (exports) | 55.75 | 72.01 | 70.35 | 51.27 | 96.25 | 68.61 | 47.62 | 60.02 | 107.61 | 49.16 | 60.4 | 61.77 | 50.69 | 65.7 | 58.14 | 49.55 | 65.56 | 62.76 | 47.26 | 57.49 | 78.82 | 53.15 | 57.25 | 56.17 | 48.41 | 55.68 | 47.88 | 43.41 | 49.9 | 58.01 | 46.93 | 52.24 | 57.62 | 45.41 | 45 | 44.54 | 48.63 | |
| Debit (imports) | -46.3 | -42.95 | -36.94 | -42.44 | -40.85 | -37.22 | -42.74 | -36.26 | -38.04 | -30.94 | -32.68 | -34.58 | -32.04 | -34.86 | -34.01 | -33.02 | -36.89 | -35.25 | -40.05 | -32.94 | -36.5 | -31.94 | -32.09 | -32.08 | -35.83 | -35.2 | -26.03 | -27.65 | -35.01 | -35.95 | -38.69 | -34.6 | -37.31 | -26.33 | -22.17 | -26.76 | -31.4 | |
| Other business services2 | 0.62 | -0.85 | -10.14 | -10.42 | -0 | -16.74 | 15.72 | 27.21 | 15.19 | -3.29 | -1.77 | -4.33 | -7.67 | -4.74 | -5.65 | -17.92 | -6.11 | -11.07 | 0.47 | 0.91 | 44.47 | 39.87 | 34.01 | 36.46 | 30.05 | 37.61 | 24.2 | 21.35 | 25.89 | 33.53 | 38.04 | 48.37 | 25.97 | 29.68 | 34.3 | 20.26 | 32.78 | |
| Credit (exports) | 106.2 | 112.94 | 102.32 | 97.69 | 109.55 | 105.98 | 100.39 | 116.37 | 137.87 | 96.34 | 93.8 | 98.43 | 91.32 | 98.21 | 88.92 | 87.78 | 95.52 | 89.05 | 95.31 | 98.89 | 111.05 | 90.09 | 82.17 | 89.92 | 81.55 | 90.4 | 78.54 | 82.19 | 80.31 | 90.69 | 83 | 100.96 | 99.29 | 81.5 | 77.24 | 71.64 | 80.56 | |
| Debit (imports) | -105.58 | -113.8 | -112.46 | -108.1 | -109.55 | -122.72 | -84.67 | -89.16 | -122.68 | -99.63 | -95.57 | -102.76 | -98.98 | -102.95 | -94.57 | -105.7 | -101.63 | -100.12 | -94.84 | -97.99 | -66.58 | -50.22 | -48.15 | -53.46 | -51.5 | -52.79 | -54.34 | -60.85 | -54.42 | -57.16 | -44.96 | -52.6 | -73.32 | -51.83 | -42.94 | -51.38 | -47.78 | |
| Personal, cultural and recreational services2 | -1.55 | -0.93 | -2.1 | -0.97 | -0.83 | -1.56 | -0.3 | -1.09 | -4.92 | -3.27 | -2.47 | -3.58 | -3.05 | -2.44 | -2.85 | -2.65 | -2.13 | -1.47 | -2.08 | -0.83 | -4.42 | -3.8 | -0.57 | -2.75 | -2.79 | -3.45 | -3.09 | -2.27 | -2.56 | -2.66 | -1.7 | -2.43 | -4.49 | -3.27 | -2.2 | -2.08 | -2.51 | |
| Credit (exports) | 2.88 | 3.16 | 3.01 | 3.19 | 3.86 | 2.75 | 3.11 | 2.62 | 2.97 | 1.08 | 1.78 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.86 | 1.37 | 1.41 | 2 | 2.49 | 1.13 | 2.91 | 2.77 | 0.93 | 3.43 | 2.05 | 1.05 | 1.39 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.36 | 1.03 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.1 | 1.23 | 1.12 | 1.09 | |
| Debit (imports) | -4.43 | -4.08 | -5.11 | -4.16 | -4.7 | -4.31 | -3.41 | -3.71 | -7.9 | -4.35 | -4.25 | -5.19 | -4.06 | -4.29 | -4.22 | -4.06 | -4.13 | -3.96 | -3.21 | -3.74 | -7.2 | -4.73 | -4.01 | -4.8 | -3.85 | -4.84 | -4.31 | -3.52 | -3.74 | -4.03 | -2.73 | -3.91 | -6.02 | -4.37 | -3.43 | -3.2 | -3.6 | |
| Government goods and services n.i.e.2 | -1.44 | -0.03 | -2.79 | 0.21 | -0.32 | -3.33 | 0.04 | -1.73 | -4.16 | -0.08 | -0.76 | -2.45 | -1.28 | -2.27 | -1.29 | -0.38 | -1.95 | -1.26 | 0.42 | -1.17 | 0.55 | -0.04 | -3.88 | -2.84 | -1.19 | -1.52 | -1.2 | 0.27 | -2.34 | 0.11 | -1.47 | -1.7 | 0.33 | 0.2 | -0.12 | -2.2 | -4.34 | |
| Credit (exports) | 1.5 | 2.16 | 1.59 | 1.89 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.6 | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.12 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.36 | 0.97 | 1.85 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.29 | 1.01 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 1.48 | 1.29 | 1.71 | 1.49 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.92 | |
| Debit (imports) | -2.94 | -2.18 | -4.37 | -1.68 | -1.81 | -4.75 | -1.18 | -3.09 | -5.5 | -1.68 | -2.07 | -3.69 | -2.34 | -3.62 | -2.41 | -1.68 | -3.25 | -2.56 | -0.93 | -2.14 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -5 | -3.92 | -2.23 | -2.81 | -2.21 | -1.12 | -3.58 | -0.95 | -2.95 | -2.99 | -1.38 | -1.29 | -1.16 | -3.22 | -5.26 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Aug 2026. Source: State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) — Statistics.
About this data
China services trade is reported monthly on a balance-of-payments basis by SAFE. The table details balance, credit exports, and debit imports for goods alongside twelve service categories including transport, travel, and construction. Published by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, monthly records are compiled in 100 million US dollars since 2015. Debits are recorded as negative numbers in the accounts.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China services trade by category?
- The latest reading is −218.47 100 million US dollars, for Aug 2026. That is −27.36 100 million US dollars from Jul 2026 and −22.88 100 million US dollars from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China services trade by category data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Aug 2026. Source: State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) — Statistics. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does this China services trade table measure?
- This table measures monthly cross-border trade in goods and services between residents and non-residents of China on a balance-of-payments basis. Compiled by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, it reports credit exports, debit imports, and net balances across twelve distinct service categories.
- Which service categories are included in China's services trade data?
- China's services trade data covers twelve categories published by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. These include transport, travel, construction, insurance and pension services, financial services, charges for the use of intellectual property, telecommunications, computer and information services, and other business services.
- How are debit and credit flows recorded in China's services trade accounts?
- In China's services trade accounts, credit represents export earnings from abroad, debit represents import expenditures paid to non-residents, and the balance is net trade. Debits are recorded as negative values in the statistics to reflect payments flowing out of the domestic economy.