China's logistics costs fall below 14% of GDP in 2025

09 Feb '26

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China's logistics costs fall below 14% of GDP in 2025

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China's logistics efficiency improved in 2025, with total social logistics costs falling to 13.9 per cent of GDP, the first time below the 14 per cent threshold.
The decline reflects better infrastructure, coordination and cost control.
Authorities aim to cut the ratio further to around 13.5 per cent by 2027 to boost productivity and support high-quality economic growth.

China’s ratio of total social logistics costs to gross domestic product (GDP) fell to 13.9 per cent in 2025, slipping below the 14 per cent mark for the first time, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

The ratio is 0.8 percentage points lower than the level recorded at the end of the 13^th Five-Year Plan period from 2016 to 2020, reflecting steady improvements in logistics infrastructure, coordination and cost control, as per the Chinese media reports.

Authorities have set a further target to bring the ratio down to around 13.5 per cent by 2027, aiming to lift productivity and support high-quality economic growth amid evolving domestic and global conditions.

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