During the “13th Five-Year Plan” period，the trade competitiveness of China’s chemical industry has increased. In terms of international comparison，the global and Chinese chemical industry market share has grown steadily；the absolute ranking of China’s chemical industry export volume is basically stable，and it remains in the top ten in the world. In terms of competitiveness compared with several trading partner countries of the United States，Germany，the United States，Japan and South Korea all have a strong competitive advantage in chemical industry，China’s chemical industry has a certain competitive advantage. Looking forward to the “Fourteenth Five-Year Plan”，new development trends will emerge in the chemical industry：refinement，high-end，cleanliness and intelligence are the direction of future industrial transformation and upgrading，and the restructuring of the industrial chain will promote the adjustment of the division of labor in the chemical industry. Under the new situation，China should further promote the adjustment of the industry and layout structure of the chemical industry to increase the self-sufficiency rate of “shortage” products；promote high-level open cooperation in the chemical industry and enhance international competitiveness.