​Xi'an's imports and exports exceed 350b yuan from Q1-Q3

In the first three quarters of 2025, Xi'an's total import and export value reached 354.93 billion yuan ($49.85 billion), an increase of 16.2 percent year-on-year, with a growth rate 12.2 percentage points higher than the national average.

Xi'an's import and export value to countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative reached 190.74 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2 percent, accounting for 53.7 percent of the city's total.

ASEAN, Xi'an's largest trading partner, has close cooperation along the industrial chain, with intermediate goods becoming a core driver of growth. Imports and exports to ASEAN reached 57.27 billion yuan, up 25 percent, accounting for 16.1 percent of the city's total. The value of intermediate goods trade between the two sides reached 49 billion yuan, up 21.9 percent, accounting for 85.6 percent of total trade with ASEAN.

Xi'an exported integrated circuits worth 98.84 billion yuan, up 18.9 percent. In September alone, monthly exports reached 13.33 billion yuan, up 55.7 percent, setting a new historical high. Additionally, the export value of photovoltaic products reached 5.2 billion yuan in the third quarter, up 16.2 percent.

In terms of the China-Europe Railway Express, 4,455 trains were operated in the first three quarters, an increase of 10.2 percent. Five international cargo flight routes were added and restored, with cargo volume reaching 54,000 metric tons—an increase of 1.1 times over the previous year. Imports and exports via air transportation were 193.65 billion yuan, up 8.2 percent.