China Natural Gas: Imports

1975 - 2024 | Yearly | Cub m mn | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Key information about China Natural Gas: Imports

  • China Natural Gas: Imports was reported at 176,709.169 Cub m mn in Dec 2024
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 161,510.000 Cub m mn for Dec 2023
  • China Natural Gas: Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 Cub m mn from Dec 1975 to 2024, with 50 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 176,709.169 Cub m mn in 2024 and a record low of 0.000 Cub m mn in 2005
  • China Natural Gas: Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.NG: Natural Gas Imports

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What was China's Natural Gas: Imports in 2024?

China Natural Gas: Imports was reported at 176,709.169 Cub m mn in Dec 2024 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
176,709.169 2024 161,510.000 2023 0.000 2005 176,709.169 2024 Cub m mn yearly 1975 - 2024

Natural Gas: Imports by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Argentina (Cub m mn) 2,445.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Armenia (Cub m mn) 2,050.000 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Australia (Cub m mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Austria (Cub m mn) 13,817.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Azerbaijan (Cub m mn) 4,000.000 2006 yearly 2005 - 2006
Belarus (Cub m mn) 17,267.367 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Belgium (Cub m mn) 41,772.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Cub m mn) 240.000 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Brazil (Cub m mn) 8,412.099 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bulgaria (Cub m mn) 2,948.552 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Canada (Cub m mn) 19,350.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Chile (Cub m mn) 4,952.000 2019 yearly 1975 - 2019
China (Cub m mn) 176,709.169 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Croatia (Cub m mn) 1,328.000 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Czech Republic (Cub m mn) 8,610.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Denmark (Cub m mn) 250.000 2012 yearly 2002 - 2012
Dominican Republic (Cub m mn) 1,280.000 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Egypt (Cub m mn) 14,283.503 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Estonia (Cub m mn) 610.000 2012 yearly 2004 - 2012
Finland (Cub m mn) 2,488.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
France (Cub m mn) 41,506.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Georgia (Cub m mn) 172.000 2012 yearly 2005 - 2012
Germany (Cub m mn) 81,424.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Greece (Cub m mn) 3,319.100 2016 yearly 1997 - 2016
Hungary (Cub m mn) 14,917.000 2019 yearly 1975 - 2019
India (Cub m mn) 34,714.955 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Iran (Cub m mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Iraq (Cub m mn) 9,222.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Ireland (Cub m mn) 2,341.000 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Italy (Cub m mn) 59,166.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Japan (Cub m mn) 87,725.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Jordan (Cub m mn) 3,473.600 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Kazakhstan (Cub m mn) 1,099.092 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
South Korea (Cub m mn) 63,233.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Kuwait (Cub m mn) 8,671.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (Cub m mn) 250.000 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Latvia (Cub m mn) 1,150.000 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Lithuania (Cub m mn) 2,627.900 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Luxembourg (Cub m mn) 802.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
North Macedonia (Cub m mn) 100.000 2012 yearly 2005 - 2012
Malaysia (Cub m mn) 5,458.911 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Mexico (Cub m mn) 102,649.253 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Moldova (Cub m mn) 2,924.000 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Morocco (Cub m mn) 843.810 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Netherlands (Cub m mn) 50,119.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Oman (Cub m mn) 1,552.200 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Pakistan (Cub m mn) 10,016.720 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Poland (Cub m mn) 21,054.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Portugal (Cub m mn) 5,369.000 2016 yearly 1997 - 2016
Puerto Rico (Cub m mn) 1,360.000 2012 yearly 2000 - 2012
Romania (Cub m mn) 2,255.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Russia (Cub m mn) 11,000.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Singapore (Cub m mn) 16,465.642 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Slovakia (Cub m mn) 4,477.000 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Slovenia (Cub m mn) 730.000 2012 yearly 2005 - 2012
South Africa (Cub m mn) 5,704.400 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Spain (Cub m mn) 30,169.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Sweden (Cub m mn) 888.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Switzerland (Cub m mn) 3,419.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Syria (Cub m mn) 25.000 2016 yearly 2008 - 2016
Taiwan (Cub m mn) 15,890.000 2010 yearly 1995 - 2010
Tajikistan (Cub m mn) 120.000 2016 yearly 2006 - 2016
Thailand (Cub m mn) 19,455.212 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Tunisia (Cub m mn) 4,060.541 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Turkey (Cub m mn) 51,735.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Ukraine (Cub m mn) 4,891.880 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
United Arab Emirates (Cub m mn) 23,000.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
United Kingdom (Cub m mn) 41,876.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
United States (Cub m mn) 89,048.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Uruguay (Cub m mn) 60.000 2012 yearly 1999 - 2012
Venezuela (Cub m mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024

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China Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 68,160.112 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 290,730.337 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,736,394.2 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (RMB bn) 61,532.614 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (RMB bn) 211,993.169 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (RMB bn) 46,955.678 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.732 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Export to Import Ratio (%) 133.003 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Trade Balance (USD mn) 111,675.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 330,350.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 28.1 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 22,066,381.329 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,909,655.819 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 32,447,468.788 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 218,674.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 23,148,593.195 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 21,414,165.035 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 33,789.104 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 10,053.321 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Trade Index: Export: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 117.281 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Trade Index: Export: Value (Prev Year=100) 110.909 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Trade Index: Export: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 94.566 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Trade Index: Import: Value (Prev Year=100) 101.266 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Trade Index: Import: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 97.330 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Trade Index: Import: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 104.043 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Automobile: Exports: Total (USD mn) 20,065.354 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Automobile: Exports: MC: Bus (USD mn) 2,860.208 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Automobile: Exports: MC: Sedan (USD mn) 1,759.198 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Automobile: Exports: Motorcycle (USD mn) 884.917 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Automobile: Imports: Total (USD mn) 5,199.033 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Other, Apparatus Based on the Use of X-rays for Medical (USD th) 66,760.689 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Computed Tomography Apparatus (USD th) 92,098.563 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Massage Apparatus (USD th) 172,419.213 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 96,906.178 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 152,633.684 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Adhesive Plasters (USD th) 45,585.795 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Rod & Bar (Ton th) 40.726 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Sheet & Plate (Ton th) 393.739 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 147.961 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 160.079 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 39,900.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 195,600.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 8,500.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 8,325.913 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 24,275.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -15,949.934 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 2,436,751.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 12.9 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,402,900.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.2 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 390.794 2030 yearly 1997 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,808,994.870 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 98,704.970 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -180,700.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 1,087,326.412 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -9,454.024 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Import (USD mn) -686,800.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Liability (USD mn) -37,649.427 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -157,279.489 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -47,300.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -28.181 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Asset (USD mn) -127,929.257 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 4,600.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,909.203 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -26,300.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Liability (USD mn) -37,649.427 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Asset (USD mn) -100,484.457 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 147,580.192 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Non-reserve (USD mn) -211,100.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) -5,800.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) -954,300.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 100.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 80,700.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -107,000.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) 7.717 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Asset (USD mn) 30,400.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Export (USD mn) 936,400.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 249,600.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Manufacturing (USD mn) 41,174.210 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Mfg: Comm, Computer & Other Electronic Eq (USD mn) 8,408.270 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 9,766.890 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Real Estate (USD mn) 22,467.400 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 18,874.590 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
Outward Investment: United States (USD mn) 6,631.730 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Latin America: British Virgin Islands (USD mn) 2,912.960 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Asia: Singapore (USD mn) 17,888.470 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Latin America: Cayman Islands (USD mn) 8,866.250 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 116,120.180 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Information Transmission, Software and Information Technolog... (USD mn) 6,968.680 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 38,068.900 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) 37,537.930 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Outward Investment: Financial Intermediation (USD mn) 23,778.390 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Outward Investment: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 40,345.870 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Industrial Enterprise: No of Loss Making Enterprise (Unit) 143,534.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
No of Business Entity: New Registration: ytd: Company (Unit mn) 9.040 Dec 2021 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2021
QFII: No of Institution: accumulated (Unit) 281.000 Apr 2015 monthly May 2003 - Apr 2015
QFII: Approved Investment Fund: accumulated (USD mn) 116,259.000 May 2020 monthly Jun 2003 - May 2020
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 494,799.614 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 15,588,321.514 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,681,403.205 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jun 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.2 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 6.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,346,372.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 15.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 310,647.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,743,118.914 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 52,818,404.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 7.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2000 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 18.800 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 11,449.762 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 38,726.187 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 11,742,382.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 38,023,116.525 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.49 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 199.35 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Trade Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 756.667 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -2.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
BCI: Industry: Manufacturing (NA) 114.800 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Lagging Index (2015=100) 99.353 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Coincident Index (2015=100) 76.044 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Leading Index (2015=100) 92.852 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
5000 Indu Enterprises: DI: General Business Condition (%) 49.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1992 - Sep 2024

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