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Hong Kong: Trade Statistics

Due to Hong Kong Government and growing Chinese political influence , the information on these pages may not reflect current conditions in the country.

Exporter Rank

6 / 138

Importer Rank

6 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

131 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $670,926,079,457
Total Imports (2021) $713,173,047,238
Trade Balance (2021) ($42,246,967,781)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 193.86%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 189.93%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $401,691,808,987
United States $39,950,186,446
India $17,478,837,560
Japan $15,302,770,794
Vietnam $13,400,313,823
Singapore $10,442,642,511
Netherlands $10,216,285,000
South Korea $10,113,334,582
United Kingdom $10,032,100,260
United Arab Emirates $9,915,916,994

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $315,903,020,808
Singapore $54,187,977,815
South Korea $41,986,895,436
Japan $37,187,228,260
United States $29,944,581,839
Malaysia $21,484,173,654
Vietnam $15,138,766,314
Thailand $13,672,873,067
Switzerland $13,389,940,861
Philippines $12,125,949,199

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $395,012,593,238
(84) Industrial Machinery $94,825,222,467
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $71,683,522,034
(90) Precision Instruments $20,106,559,437
(39) Plastics $9,239,192,106
(91) Clocks & Watches $7,693,996,326
(33) Cosmetics $5,555,120,676
(95) Toys & Sport Equipment $5,553,553,338
(61) Apparel: Knit $4,391,095,953
(62) Apparel: Non Knit $3,796,775,501

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $403,312,639,910
(84) Industrial Machinery $82,635,668,741
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $76,803,290,325
(90) Precision Instruments $20,620,963,594
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $11,318,716,123
(33) Cosmetics $8,793,161,449
(91) Clocks & Watches $8,390,070,334
(39) Plastics $8,238,355,952
(97) Collectibles $5,098,006,154
(08) Fruit & Nuts $4,798,406,903

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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