On February 28, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics released the "Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2022." Preliminary calculations show that the output of industrial robots in 2022 reached 443,000 units, an increase of 21.0% over the previous year.
In 2024, Guangdong Province's industrial robot output reached 240,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 31.2%, accounting for more than 40% of the national total.
On January 17, 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that preliminary calculations show that the output of industrial robot products increased by 14.2% in 2024.
On February 28, 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics released the "Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024." The communiqué shows that in 2024, the output and growth rate of major products of my country's large-scale industries included 556,000 units of industrial robots, an increase of 14.2% over the previous year.
On March 4, 2025, Qiao Hong, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stated that in the past three years, my country's industrial robot deployment has reached more than half of the global total.
In the first quarter of 2025, China's industrial robot shipments reached approximately 77,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%, with collaborative robots growing by 41.4%.
In the first half of 2025, industrial robot production increased by 35.6% year-on-year. [In the first eight months of 2025, cumulative industrial robot production reached 512,000 units, approaching the level of the entire previous year; sales of electric loaders exceeded 18,000 units, an increase of over 10,000 units compared to the same period last year.
On April 21, 2026, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the development of industry and information technology in the first quarter of 2026. It mentioned that in the first quarter, 304 industry standards were released to support the upgrading of traditional industries, the growth of emerging industries, and the layout of future industries; the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 12.5% year-on-year. The output of industrial robots and integrated circuits increased by 33.2% and 24.3% year-on-year, respectively.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 12.5% year-on-year in the first quarter. On May 24, 2026, according to CCTV Finance, data from the General Administration of Customs showed that in April 2026, my country's monthly exports of industrial robots exceeded 25,000 units, an increase of nearly 90% year-on-year.
