Strategic Lens

Energy: China and Mexico

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 455 million of mineral fuels and oils to Mexico and bought USD 420 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in mineral fuels and oils runs both ways in similar amounts: China sold USD 455 million and Mexico sold USD 420 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils is 57 percent below its 2023 peak of USD 2.03 billion.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to Mexico: mineral fuels and oils

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 0.85Low 0.36 / High 1.132025: 0.46

20190.85
20200.36
20210.38
20220.63
20231.13
20240.39
20250.46

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from Mexico: mineral fuels and oils

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 293.4Low 0.7 / High 896.62025: 420.4

2019293.4
2020109
2021175.3
20220.7
2023896.6
2024585.1
2025420.4

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026