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Bus Transportation in China Industry Data and Analysis
Revenue for the Bus Transportation industry is expected to grow at an annualized 1.7% over the five years through 2025. This trend includes anticipated revenue rise of 1.2% in the current year, to $16.0 billion. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant decreases in 2020 and 2022. The industry is expected to include 3,702 bus transportation establishments in 2025, employing approximately 922,999 people. However, industry enterprises are governed by local governments, which standardizes the industry's development. The industry is featured as public interest. Industry enterprises generally operate in losses and rely on government subsidies.As one of the main urban public transportation means and with rapid urbanization underway, China's public bus systems have been expanding rapidly. Public bus transportation systems in some large cities, especially in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, are very well developed.The industry is anticipated to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and grow over the next five years as China continues to urbanize. As more people move to cities and more attention is paid to environmental protection, the Government is forecast to increasingly encourage individuals to use public transportation. Industry revenue is projected to grow at an annualized rate of 1.5% over the five years through 2030, to $17.2 billion. As environmental concerns grow and restrictions on motor vehicle exhaust emissions become increasingly stringent, demand for eco-friendly buses is forecast to grow. The government is working on assistance policies for eco-friendly buses, aiming to provide subsidies for both purchases and maintenance.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Bus Transportation industry in China includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released April 2025.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Bus Transportation industry in China operates under the industry code 5310. The Bus Transportation industry in China provides public bus transportation services, including city public bus transportation, suburban public bus transportation, city public trolley bus transportation and tourism passenger transportation. Related terms covered in the Bus Transportation industry in China include liquefied petroleum gas (lpg), bus rapid transit (brt) and light rail.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Bus Transportation industry in China include Public bus transportation, Public trolley bus transportation and City tourism transportation.
What companies are included in this industry?
Companies covered in the Bus Transportation industry in China include Guangzhou Public Transport Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Public Transport (Group) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Jiushi Public Transportation Group Co., Ltd.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Bus Transportation industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed products and service segmentation and analysis of major markets for the for the Bus Transportation industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Bus Transportation industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Bus Transportation industry in China. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Bus Transportation industry in China. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Bus Transportation industry in China. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Bus Transportation industry in China. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Bus Transportation industry in China.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Bus Transportation industry in China in 2026?
The market size of the Bus Transportation industry in China is $16.0bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Bus Transportation industry in China in 2025?
There are 677 businesses in the Bus Transportation industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.1 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Bus Transportation industry in China?
The Bus Transportation industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Bus Transportation industry in China?
The Bus Transportation industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Bus Transportation industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Bus Transportation industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 1.7 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Bus Transportation industry in China over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Bus Transportation industry in China is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Bus Transportation industry in China?
The biggest companies operating in the Bus Transportation industry in China are Guangzhou Public Transport Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Public Transport (Group) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Jiushi Public Transportation Group Co., Ltd.
What does the Bus Transportation industry in China include?
Public bus transportation and Public trolley bus transportation are part of the Bus Transportation industry in China.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Bus Transportation industry in China?
The company holding the most market share in the Bus Transportation industry in China is Guangzhou Public Transport Group Co., Ltd..
How competitive is the Bus Transportation industry in China?
The level of competition is low and increasing in the Bus Transportation industry in China.
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