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Hong Kong-Canada Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $418M to Canada. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Canada were Jewellery ($59.4M), Gas Turbines ($30.4M), and Computers ($22M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $765M in 2017 to $418M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong did not export any services to Canada.

Canada-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $2.65B to Hong Kong. The main products that Canada exported to Hong Kong were Gold ($1.56B), Scrap Aluminium ($101M), and Integrated Circuits ($101M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 7.57%, from $1.71B in 2017 to $2.65B in 2022.

In 2022, Canada did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Comparison: In 2022, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B). That same year, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Hong Kong exported $418M to Canada. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Canada were Jewellery ($59.4M), Gas Turbines ($30.4M), and Computers ($22M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $765M in 2017 to $418M in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $2.65B to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Canada to Hong Kong were Gold ($1.56B), Scrap Aluminium ($101M), and Integrated Circuits ($101M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 7.57%, from $1.71B in 2022 to $2.65B in 2017.

Exports from Hong Kong () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong () and Canada ()

Hong Kong Exports

Date

Canada Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

Canada
Top DestinationUnited States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Canada included India ($14.3B), Macau ($2.73B), and Malaysia ($3.84B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Hong Kong included United States ($438B), Japan ($14.3B), and United Kingdom ($12.9B).

Difference in imports from Canada () and Hong Kong () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Canada

Flow

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HS2

HS4

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Year

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

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Machines ($143M), Precious Metals ($83.8M), and Metals ($49.6M).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.58B), Machines ($294M), and Animal Products ($185M).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Hong Kong Canada+$32.4MComputers

Top Product Potential Canada Hong Kong+$58.5MIntegrated Circuits

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Hong Kong and Canada. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Hong Kong indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Hong Kong.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Hong Kong () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong () and Canada ()

Hong Kong Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Canada () and Hong Kong () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Canada

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Hong Kong () and Canada () (2022)

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