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2020
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Exports
: $262B, Rnk 2 / 209

2020
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Top Product
: $47.9B, Integrated Circuits

2020
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Exports
: $25.9B, Rnk 1 / 196

2020
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Top Product
: $3.07B, Gas Turbines

2020
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Economic Complexity (ECI)
: ECI 0.96, Rnk 28 / 127

2020
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Economic Complexity (ECI)
: ECI 1.11, Rnk 23 / 127

2020
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GDP
: $14.7T, CURRENT US$
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2010-2020
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GDP GROWTH
: 141%, CURRENT US$
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2020
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 GDP
: $345B, CURRENT US$
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2010-2020
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GDP GROWTH
: 50.8%, CURRENT US$
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2020
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GDP PC 
: $10,409, CURRENT US$
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2010-2020
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GDP PC GROWTH
: 129%, CURRENT US$
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2020
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GDP PC
: $46,101, CURRENT US$
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2010-2020
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GDP PC GROWTH
: 41.6%, CURRENT US$
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China-Hong Kong In 2020, China exported $262B to Hong Kong. The main products that China exported to Hong Kong are Integrated Circuits ($47.9B), Broadcasting Equipment ($36.7B), and Office Machine Parts ($20.3B). During the last 25 years the exports of China to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 7.13%, from $46.8B in 1995 to $262B in 2020.

In 2020, China did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-China In 2020, Hong Kong exported $25.9B to China. The main products that Hong Kong exported to China were Gas Turbines ($3.07B), Cast or Rolled Glass ($2.29B), and Gold ($1.48B). During the last 25 years the exports of Hong Kong to China have increased at an annualized rate of 1.65%, from $17.2B in 1995 to $25.9B in 2020.

In 2020, Hong Kong did not export any services to China.

Comparison In 2020,  China ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 1 in total exports ($2.65T). That same year, Hong Kong ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 33 in total exports ($126B).

Historical Data

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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Depth
Value

In 2020, China exported $262B to Hong Kong. The main products exported from China to Hong Kong were Integrated Circuits ($47.9B), Broadcasting Equipment ($36.7B), and Office Machine Parts ($20.3B). During the last 25 years the exports of China to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 7.13%, from $46.8B in 1995 to $262B in 2020.

In 2020, Hong Kong exported $25.9B to China. The main products exported from Hong Kong to China were Gas Turbines ($3.07B), Cast or Rolled Glass ($2.29B), and Gold ($1.48B). During the last 25 years the exports of Hong Kong to China have increased at an annualized rate of 1.65%, from $17.2B in 1995 to $25.9B in 2020.

Market Competitiveness

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Measure

China
Top Destination
: United States, $438B

Hong Kong
Top Destination
: China, $25.9B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Hong Kong. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Hong Kong or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2019, countries that imported more from China than Hong Kong were United States ($438B), Japan ($151B), and Germany ($112B).

In 2019, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than China were Guam ($31.7M), Northern Mariana Islands ($11.2M), and Andorra ($4.14M).

Comparative Advantage China - Hong Kong

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Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Hong Kong by product, considering products traded by both, China and Hong Kong.

During 2020, China had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Machines ($192B), Instruments ($12.7B), and Precious Metals ($12.3B).

During 2020, Hong Kong had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($10.1B), Vegetable Products ($2.63B), and Stone And Glass ($2.53B).

Economic Complexity

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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Hong Kong. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Hong Kong has comparative advantage over China.