Total value of imports and exports of goods reached 2,811.93 billion yuan in 2025, hitting a record high.
The structure of foreign trade continued to improve. Exports of high-tech products expanded. New forms of foreign trade gained momentum, with cross-border e-commerce imports and exports surging 92.1% over the year.
A total of 1,186 foreign investment projects were newly established in 2025. The actual utilization of foreign capital totaled US$ 5.81 billion, an increase of 12.3% over the previous year. Eleven provincial level regional headquarters and functional institutes of multinational companies and 48 foreign invested R&D centers were added, bringing the
total up to 238 and 317 respectively.A total of 711 new outbound investment projects were launched in 2025. The contractual value of investment by Chinese investors hit US$ 3.71 billion, of which 53.9% went to the countries involved in the Belt and Road.
Suzhou has strengthened the work of the special task force to stabilize foreign trade with high efficiency, coordinating the "One Stability, Five New Drivers" initiative, and carried out the "100 Delegations, 1000 Enterprises" global campaign. The city launched the country's first direct liner service to Chancay Port, Peru.
