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China Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 82 Countries

The China passport currently ranks 64th globally in 2025, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 82 destinations worldwide. Chinese passport holders have seen significant improvements in travel mobility over the past two decades, rising from 78th place with only 18 visa-free destinations in 2006 to its current standing. While the Chinese passport has strengthened considerably, particularly since 2018 when it jumped to 71st place with 74 accessible countries, it still offers moderate international travel freedom compared to top-ranking passports. This steady improvement reflects China's growing diplomatic relationships and economic influence, providing citizens with expanding opportunities for business, tourism, and international engagement.

Global Rank
#64
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
82
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
72
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for China passport

47
Visa-Free
30
On Arrival
5
ETA Required
29
E-Visa
115
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for China passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

47 countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Benin flagBenin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Oman flagOman
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Iran flagIran
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Brunei flagBrunei

🛬 Visa on Arrival

30 countries

  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

5 countries

  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis

💻 E-Visa

29 countries

  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • India flagIndia
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

115 countries

  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Chile flagChile
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Mali flagMali
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Kuwait flagKuwait
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Lesotho flagLesotho

Historical Ranking Trend

China's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Improved by 14 positions from 2006 to 2025

Official China Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

🔗
National Immigration Administration of China
🔗
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
🔗
Chinese Visa Application Service Center
🔗
China Consular Service Network

Compare China Passport with Other Passports

See how China's passport compares with other ASIA in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
China flagChina (You are here)
#648272/10032/100
Maldives flagMaldives#569442/10047/100
Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste#569442/10047/100
Thailand flagThailand#668072/10067/100
Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan#677872/10067/100
Indonesia flagIndonesia#707372/10067/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

As of 2025, Chinese passport holders can access 82 destinations without a prior visa. This includes 46 visa-free countries, 30 visa-on-arrival destinations, 5 electronic travel authorization (eTA) countries, and 28 e-visa destinations. China ranks 64th globally on the Henley Passport Index, showing significant improvement from 18 visa-free destinations in 2006.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.