What is the difference in newsprint — import value, gaps filled between China and India?

159,503 1000 USD, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs India: Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled

China

251,546 1000 USD

in 2024

India

411,049 1000 USD

in 2024

China rank

3rd

India rank

1st

Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled over time

China
India

How they compare

India currently reports 411,049 1000 USD against 251,546 1000 USD in China, a difference of 159,503 1000 USD.

That makes India's figure about 1.6 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

China ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,244 1000 USD	16,750 1000 USD	11,507 1000 USD	India
1970s	40,861 1000 USD	54,295 1000 USD	13,434 1000 USD	India
1980s	143,732 1000 USD	113,143 1000 USD	30,588 1000 USD	China
1990s	417,679 1000 USD	155,019 1000 USD	262,660 1000 USD	China
2000s	466,363 1000 USD	407,886 1000 USD	58,477 1000 USD	China
2010s	338,641 1000 USD	851,707 1000 USD	513,066 1000 USD	India
2020s	337,502 1000 USD	412,907 1000 USD	75,406 1000 USD	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — import value, gaps filled, China or India?: India, at 411,049 1000 USD against 251,546 1000 USD in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — import value, gaps filled between China and India?: 159,503 1000 USD, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and India rank globally for newsprint — import value, gaps filled?: China ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled
Unit: 1000 USD
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 254 places, 12,281 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 25 August 2026

Newsprint — Import value with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.