China recorded the world’s biggest ever trade surplus in 2025, capping off a year in which the world’s largest manufacturer defied US trade pressure by ramping up exports to other global markets.
Over the past two decades, China’s role in global trade has expanded substantially to the point where it is the biggest trade partner for most countries in the world, reports Our World in Data (OWID).
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