Export quality index in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Export quality index was 0.7549 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Export quality index in China (People’s Republic of), 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 0.7549 for export quality index in 2014.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.7562 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5775, in 1974.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 100th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.694 | 0.6691 | 0.7112 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.6611 | 0.5775 | 0.7091 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.705 | 0.6731 | 0.7342 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6922 | 0.6826 | 0.7073 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7071 | 0.6791 | 0.7282 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7507 | 0.7386 | 0.7562 | 5 |
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.7 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.8 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 84.26 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.1 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.38 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4119 (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 240.00 billion (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 77.23 billion (2024)
- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar 163.00 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Export quality index in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.7549 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7562 in 2012.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5775 in 1974.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for export quality index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 100th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.