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China's apparel exports to Africa twice the imports in Jan–Mar 2025

10 Jun '25

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China's apparel exports to Africa twice the imports in Jan–Mar 2025

Insights

Africa accounted for *.* per cent of China's apparel exports but only *.* per cent of its imports in Q1 2025, reflecting a continued trade imbalance.
China's exports to Africa rose *.* per cent year-on-year in January–May 2025.
Apparel trade data across 2022–2024 also shows consistently higher export volumes to Africa than imports, indicating China's dominant supplier role in African garment market.

China’s exports to Africa rose by **.* per cent to ***.** billion yuan ($** billion) in the first five months, while its imports from the continent increased by *.* per cent to ***.** billion yuan (~$** billion). The total trade volume grew by **.* per cent year-on-year during January–May to ***.** billion yuan (~$*** billion), accounting for *.* per cent of the country’s total foreign trade, as per Chinese media reports.

As per Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro, China’s apparel exports to Africa stood at $*,***.*** million, making up *.** per cent of China’s total garment exports of $**.*** billion in the first quarter of the current year. In contrast, China imported apparel worth $**.*** million from Africa during the same period, which was *.** per cent of its total apparel imports of $*,***.*** million.