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Storage & Warehousing in China Industry Data and Analysis
Revenue for the Storage and Warehousing industry is expected to grow at an annualized 3.7% over the five years through 2025, to total $118.9 billion. This includes anticipated growth of 4.0% in the current year.Industry demand has been strong since China's entrance to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. Many foreign logistics resources and industry expertise entered the Chinese market, which improved service quality and accessibility and increased demand for warehousing services. In addition, the development of foreign and domestic trade, especially the rapid growth in e-commerce and online shopping has boosted growth in the industry. Furthermore, with the development of advanced technology, including mobile internet and cloud computing, the modern logistics sector has grown rapidly. As a result, market demand for storage and warehousing in China has increased. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has placed downward pressure on industry revenue growth.Over the past five years to 2025, with the development of e-commerce, logistics demand has continued to grow, driving the continuous growth of storage and warehousing industry market. The industry's infrastructure facility construction has improved, particularly for the storage and warehousing of high standard and cold chain logistics. In addition, the turnover efficiency of storage and warehousing has increased over the period.The industry is forecast to continue expanding over the next five years. Revenue is expected to grow at an annualized 4.5% over the five years through 2030, to reach $147.9 billion. The industry is expected to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic over the next five years. The rapid development of e-commerce and rapid growth of logistics demand in China will likely drive the industry's growth. The total scale of domestic warehousing and logistics facilities still has a large room for growth, and investing in the construction of high standard warehouses with the advantages of scale, automation, high efficiency and accuracy will become an important trend in the development of the warehousing industry in the future.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Storage & Warehousing industry in China includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released May 2025.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Storage & Warehousing industry in China operates under the industry code 5890. The Storage and Warehousing industry in China comprises of businesses that provide storage or warehousing services for products other than grain products (including grain, cotton, oil-bearing crops and other crops). Storage services can be under contract and may include distribution. Warehousing services can be private or public. Related terms covered in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China include high standard warehouse, logistics and inventory.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Storage & Warehousing industry in China include High standard warehouses, Ordinary warehousesg and Logistics services related to warehousing.
What companies are included in this industry?
Companies covered in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China include GLP China Holdings Limited, Vanke Logistics Development Co., Ltd. and JINGDONG Property, Inc.
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 Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing industry in China.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Storage & Warehousing industry in China in 2026?
The market size of the Storage & Warehousing industry in China is $118.9bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China in 2025?
There are 11,022 businesses in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.5 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Storage & Warehousing industry in China?
The Storage & Warehousing 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 Storage & Warehousing industry in China?
The Storage & Warehousing industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Storage & Warehousing industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Storage & Warehousing industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 3.7 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Storage & Warehousing industry in China over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Storage & Warehousing industry in China is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China?
The biggest companies operating in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China are GLP China Holdings Limited, Vanke Logistics Development Co., Ltd. and JINGDONG Property, Inc.
What does the Storage & Warehousing industry in China include?
High standard warehouses and Ordinary warehouses are part of the Storage & Warehousing industry in China.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China?
The company holding the most market share in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China is GLP China Holdings Limited.
How competitive is the Storage & Warehousing industry in China?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Storage & Warehousing industry in China.
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