BEIJING — In 2021, China's service trade went up 16.1 percent year-on-year to nearly 5.3 trillion yuan (about $831.42 billion), the Ministry of Commerce said on Jan 30.

Of the total, service exports reached more than 2.54 trillion yuan, up 31.4 percent year-on-year, and service imports stood at 2.75 trillion yuan, gaining 4.8 percent year-on-year.