Direct　material　input　in　China　from　1992　to　2014　is　calculated　by　economy-wide　material　flow　analysis　(EW-MFA),　and　its　influence　factors　are　analyzed　through　building　LMDI　model.　The　results　show　that　China　has　become　the　country　with　the　largest　material　input　in　the　world.　Since　2011,　the　growth　rate　of　DMI　has　decreased　in　tandem　with　slowdown　of　economic　development.　The　proportion　of　resource　imports　has　kept　increasing　in　the　past　23　years,　which　is　conducive　to　easing　China＇s　resource　tight　stress.　Energy　mineral　resources　accounts　for　more　than　80%　in　the　used　resources,　which　means　it　is　very　important　to　develop　circular　economy　and　low　carbon　economy.　Resource　productivity　is　still　low,　which　limiting　China＇s　potential　for　sustainable　development.　But　it　can　be　improved　by　technical　progress　and　developing　renewable　resources　industry.　It　is　suggested　that　China　shall　strengthen　to　develop　circular　economy　and　low　carbon　economy,　encourage　to　import　resource-oriented　products,　phase　out　backward　production　capacity　and　adjust　industrial　structure.　©　2017,　China　National　Chemical　Information　Center.　All　right　reserved.