In the first three quarters of 2025, Guangdong's total imports and exports reached 7.02 trillion yuan, a 3.8% year-on-year increase, accounting for 20.9% of China's total foreign trade value. Exports increased by 1.4% to 4.48 trillion yuan, while imports surged 8.2% to 2.54 trillion yuan. So far this year, foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong have continued to develop, and market diversification has progressed.
The province's trade volumes continued to rise. From 2.13 trillion yuan in Q1 and 2.41 trillion yuan in Q2 to 2.47 trillion yuan in Q3, up 3.5%, marking nine consecutive quarters of year-on-year growth.
Guangdong had 147,100 active trading enterprises, up 8.9% year-on-year. Among them, private enterprises numbered 124,900 (up 10.1%), contributing 4.48 trillion yuan in trade (up 4.1%).
Foreign-invested enterprises increased to 21,500 (up 2.6%), with trade value reaching 2.23 trillion yuan (up 5.8%), a growth rate two percentage points higher than the provincial average. The proportion of import and export value rose by 0.6 percentage points to 31.8% compared with the same period last year.
Market diversification continued to advance. Trade with Belt and Road countries totaled 2.71 trillion yuan (up 4.1%), accounting for 38.7% of Guangdong's total trade. Exports and imports with the 17 Middle Eastern countries, ASEAN, Africa, and the five Central Asian countries increased by 4.4%, 5.3%, 10.2%, and 25.5%, respectively, reflecting strong performance in emerging markets.
By trade type, general trade reached 4.1 trillion yuan (up 3.5%), processing trade totaled 1.44 trillion yuan (down 0.7%), and bonded logistics hit 1.41 trillion yuan (up 9.5%).
Exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 3.06 trillion yuan, up 6.9%, accounting for 68.4% of total exports. Exports of electronic information products, high-end equipment, solar cells, lithium batteries, and electric vehicles rose by 14.5%, 22.3%, and 31%, respectively, highlighting Guangdong's ongoing shift toward innovation-driven, high-tech exports.
Reporter | Dai Bosi
Photo | Guangdong Sub-administration of GACC
Editor | Hu Nan, James Campion, Shen He
