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Energy: China and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 985 million of mineral fuels and oils to United States and bought USD 9.69 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils grew 113 percent, from USD 5.01 billion in 2019 to USD 10.7 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 9.69 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 985 million the other way.

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 United States: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 0.89Low 0.3 / High 1.082025: 0.98

20190.89
20200.3
20210.49
20220.73
20230.93
20241.08
20250.98

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from United States: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 4.12Low 4.12 / High 23.072025: 9.69

20194.12
202010.01
202121.39
202219.08
202322.44
202423.07
20259.69

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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