The cross-border e-commerce display section at the fifth China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
YINCHUAN - Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region ranked first in terms of export growth among all provincial-level regions across the country in 2021, according to local customs.
The region's export volume reached 17.48 billion yuan ($2.76 billion) last year, up 101.7 percent year-on-year, said the customs of Yinchuan, the regional capital.
The total volume of imports and exports hit 21.4 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 73.4 percent from the previous year.
Last year, the European Union (EU) was the largest trading partner of Ningxia, accounting for 17.7 percent of the region's total.
The region's foreign trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations increased 88.5 percent year-on-year to 2.84 billion yuan in 2021.