Xiamen's exhibition industry is ranked tenth, up two places from last year, on a recent ranking of China's most competitive exhibition cities. The China Convention, Exhibition and Event Society (CCEES) paired with Chengdu University to release the rankings as part of their annual report on China's convention and exhibition industry.

Xiamen's exhibition activities included major events such as the Xiamen Auto Show, the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and China Film Golden Rooster Awards, the China International Pharmaceutical Machinery Exposition, the China National Pharmaceutical Machinery Exposition and the China Xiamen International Optics Fair, and the Xiamen International Coffee Fair.