China’s Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Supported by Record Exports to Meet Annual Target
China’s economy grew by 5% last year, as record exports helped the world’s second-largest economy reach its annual target.
China (Beijing) had set an economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2025, despite difficulties in stimulating domestic spending and facing a lingering real estate crisis.
Last week, China announced a trade surplus of $1.19 trillion (£890 billion)—the largest ever in the world—which is the difference between the value of goods and services sold abroad compared to its imports.
This growth was supported by an increase in export volumes to markets outside the United States, as US President Donald Trump continued the policy of tariffs.
However, official figures released on Monday showed that the pace of China’s economic growth slowed to 4.5% in the last three months of 2025 compared to the same period the previous year.
The efforts of Chinese exporting companies to reduce reliance on the US market contributed to this, as did a lower-than-expected US tariff response after an agreement was reached between Beijing and Washington to pause tariffs.
While China’s factories continue to increase export volumes, the country faces difficulties in its domestic economy.
China is trying to deal with an ongoing real estate crisis and an increasing volume of local government debt, which is causing concern and hesitation among businesses regarding reinvestment and making consumers cautious about spending.
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