

Doing Businessin China
Chinese Market Insights and Covid-19 Supports
China is one of the most diverse and exciting countries to do business in the world today. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has created a new and unique set of challenges for the Chinese market.
Enterprise Ireland is responding to the global crisis by working with Irish exporters to help them avail of business response supports announced by the Government. These supports are designed to help businesses stabilise and adapt to the evolving situation, in preparation for getting back on the road to recovery.
Market Overview
In recent years, China’s economy has grown in both size and international importance and the country has transformed into the world’s largest manufacturing economy and exporter of goods. The ambitions of both Chinese government and the private sector to improve competitiveness is driving demand for foreign technology and expertise to satisfy gaps in the domestic market. As the economy expands beyond investment and manufacturing, the opportunities for Irish enterprises are ever on the increase.
€8,918 GDP per capita (2020)
8.4% GDP growth rate projected (2021)
€850m Enterprise Ireland client exports (2020)
