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Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing in China - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: April 2025 3661

Revenue

$16.6bn

2025

$18.2bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

70,033

Businesses

554

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing in China industry analysis

The Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China manufactures many intermediate electrical items that are used by a wide range of downstream industries. Industry revenue has increased at an annualized 3.1% over the five years through 2023, to $16.6 billion.In 2009, the global financial crisis resulted in a difficult operating environment for many industry customers, which negatively affected the industry's revenue. Although China's economy recovered in 2010, growth rates of fixed-asset investment in downstream sectors slowed from the peak levels of former years. The industry rebounded strongly in 2011, with revenue growing by 29.6%. Revenue growth was more moderate in 2012 as government macroeconomic regulations restrained fixed-asset investments. In 2023, industry revenue is expected to grow by 5.0%.Competing imports account for a significant proportion of domestic demand, as many domestic enterprises do not have the advanced technologies to manufacture high-tech products. In 2023, imports are expected to satisfy 43.9% of domestic demand.Industry revenue is forecast to increase at an annualized rate of 4.1% over the five years through 2028, to $20.3 billion. Technology levels of domestic enterprises are anticipated to improve, which will increase capacity to meet domestic demand. Additionally, the government will continue to encourage domestic manufacturers to develop foreign markets by providing them with financial support, especially western and northern manufacturers in China. Industry exports are projected to grow at an annualized 4.1% over the next five years, accounting for 43.2% of total revenue by 2028.

Trends and Insights

  • The industry has developed rapidly over the past five years. Industry revenue has grown at an annualized 3.2% over the five years through 2024.
  • Equipment to manufacture low-voltage appliances forms the largest product segment in this industry. It will account for an expected 22.0% of industry revenue in 2024.
  • Activity in the industry in China is concentrated in Guangdong province and Jiangsu province, which account for an estimated 13.5% and 15.1% of industry revenue, respectively.
  • The price of manufacturing equipment for electrical equipment and machinery is a major source of competition for firms in this industry. Clients are continuously looking for lower-cost products.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 3.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $16.6bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Industry development is largely affected by macro-economy

  • Although China's economy recovered in 2010, growth rates of fixed-asset investment in downstream sectors of this industry slowed from peak levels. Industry revenue grew relatively slowly in 2010, increasing by just 3.9%.
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Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing in China
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Steady growing demand will promote industry's development

  • Technology levels of domestic enterprises are projected to improve, which will increase capacity to meet domestic demand.

Biggest companies in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($m)
2023
Grand Tech Group Ltd.
714.3
Wuxi Meida Electro Technical Co., Ltd.
614.7
Hangzhou Sanp Machinery Co.,Ltd
415.3

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Products & Services Segmentation

Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Equipment to manufacture low-voltage appliances, Equipment to manufacture wires and cables, including optical cables and Equipment to manufacture power distribution and controlling devices. Equipment to manufacture low-voltage appliances is the largest segment of the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing in China.

Trends and Insights

Equipment to manufacture low-voltage appliances are the largest product segment

  • Equipment to manufacture low-voltage appliances forms the largest product segment in this industry, accounting for an expected 22.0% of industry revenue in 2023.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China manufactures the specialized equipment and machinery used in building electric power stations and for electrical engineering projects.

What's included in this industry?

Manufacturing low-voltage appliancesManufacturing power distribution and controlling devicesManufacturing devices used in power stationsManufacturing wires and cablesManufacturing electromotorsManufacturing batteries and insulation materialsManufacturing other electrical products

Companies

Grand Tech Group Ltd. Wuxi Meida Electro Technical Co., Ltd.Hangzhou Sanp Machinery Co.,Ltd

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Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The industry has developed rapidly over the past five years. Industry revenue has grown at an annualized 3.2% over the five years through 2024.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Equipment to manufacture low-voltage appliances forms the largest product segment in this industry. It will account for an expected 22.0% of industry revenue in 2024.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Activity in the industry in China is concentrated in Guangdong province and Jiangsu province, which account for an estimated 13.5% and 15.1% of industry revenue, respectively....

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The price of manufacturing equipment for electrical equipment and machinery is a major source of competition for firms in this industry. Clients are continuously looking for ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Leading manufacturers in this market, especially those that are foreign-owned, will concentrate more on developing high-end and mid-range products. They will still continue e...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Grand Tech Group Ltd. 's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Wuxi Meida Electro Technical Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Hangzhou Sanp Machinery Co.,Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 7 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Grand Tech Group Ltd. , and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Wuxi Meida Electro Technical Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Hangzhou Sanp Machinery Co.,Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 7 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The major external competition within the industry comes from imported products. These products are generally high-end and high-technology.

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

The cost structure of industry participants vary between domestic and foreign companies for most items, including R&D expenses, wages and sales expenses.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China in 2025?

The market size of the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China is $16.6bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China in 2025?

There are 554 businesses in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.0 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China?

The Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China is likely to be significantly impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China?

The Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China is likely to be significantly impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.

Has the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 3.1 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China?

The biggest companies operating in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China are Grand Tech Group Ltd. , Wuxi Meida Electro Technical Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Sanp Machinery Co.,Ltd

What does the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China include?

Manufacturing low-voltage appliances and Manufacturing power distribution and controlling devices are part of the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China?

The company holding the most market share in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China is Grand Tech Group Ltd. .

How competitive is the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Electrical Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing industry in China.

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