China’s clean-tech export surge is entering another record-setting year. Exports reached USD 197 billion in the first eight months of 2026, already equivalent to 89% of the total for all of 2025 and nearly four times the USD 50 billion exported in 2018.

Batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) remain at the centre of this expansion, together accounting for roughly USD 143 billion through August this year. EV exports alone have already exceeded their full-year 2025 value, while growth increasingly extends across a broader clean-tech manufacturing base.

The geographic story is equally important. Europe remains China’s largest clean-tech export market and has already reached 94% of its 2025 total, so established demand remains strong. But newer growth markets are adding another layer: Africa has already surpassed its 2025 total, as has Oceania, while Asia remains a major source of demand.

China’s clean-tech export growth is therefore not simply moving from one market to another; it is increasingly being supported by strong demand across both established and emerging markets.