China-Africa Trade at a Glance: Demand Hubs and Supply Corridors
Size and speed: Who buys the most from China, who sells the most to China and whose trade is growing the fastest?
Size and speed: Who buys the most from China, who sells the most to China and whose trade is growing the fastest?
China leads the world with a total of 16 cities with populations exceeding 10 million people, the ‘megacities’ where talent, capital and infrastructure are concentrated.
Energy, mobility and industrial equipment—led by imports from China and strong U.S. supply—underpin Chile’s industrial and consumer economy.
Beyond copper and lithium carbonate, Chile is a major supplier of fruit, fish, pulp, metals and chemicals, with China as the largest buyer.
Brazil’s import bill is dominated by capital goods, vehicles & parts, fuels and industrial chemicals, with China as the top supplier.
Brazil’s 70% export triad—agribusiness, minerals and fuels—feeds and powers global markets, led by China as the top buyer.
Canada imports essential technology, mobility, industrial materials and consumer goods, primarily from the neighbouring U.S.
Canada’s exports deliver energy, mobility and a variety of advanced manufacturing to the world, especially to the neighbouring U.S.
Consumer confidence remains subdued in China, but spending patterns show a decisive shift to categories that enhance lifestyle, health and technology.
From being the world’s 13th-largest economy in 2000, India’s GDP was the world’s fifth-largest in 2024, and is projected to be the third-largest by 2029.