Chart 20: China’s trade surplus is growing https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=250907 Trade balance as a share of GDP 3.7 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.7 -0.1 3.4 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.0 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.1