Xi'an's foreign trade in Jan-Nov hits 442.36b yuan

Xi'an's import and export value reached 442.36 billion yuan ($62.94 billion) from January to November 2025, marking a robust year-on-year increase of 17.5 percent and exceeding the city's total foreign trade volume for 2024.

Exports surged by 21.3 percent to 307.69 billion yuan, while imports grew by 9.6 percent to 134.68 billion yuan, resulting in a trade surplus of 173.01 billion yuan.

South Korea has overtaken ASEAN to become Xi'an's largest trading partner during this period, with bilateral trade totaling 73.18 billion yuan, despite a 3.6 percent slight decrease.

Trade with ASEAN – now the second-largest partner – grew by 17.6 percent to 70.3 billion yuan. Notably, trade with the European Union saw a remarkable surge of 48.2 percent, reaching 56.71 billion yuan.

Trade with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative was valued at 236.49 billion yuan.

Foreign-invested enterprises were the primary drivers, contributing 61.4 percent of the total trade volume with a growth rate of 23 percent.

Electromechanical products dominated both exports and imports. Exports in this category, including integrated circuits and automobiles, grew 20.5 percent to 273 billion yuan, accounting for 88.7 percent of total exports.

On the import side, electromechanical products grew 13.3 percent, with imports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surging by 195.2 percent.