Hong Kong (HKG) and Spain (ESP) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Hong Kong-Spain Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $329M to Spain. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Spain were Gas Turbines ($58.8M), Broadcasting Equipment ($39.5M), and Jewellery ($18M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 2.7%, from $288M in 2017 to $329M in 2022.

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

Spain-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $883M to Hong Kong. The main products that Spain exported to Hong Kong were Gas Turbines ($72.3M), Trunks and Cases ($63M), and Beauty Products ($57.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.59%, from $1.14B in 2017 to $883M in 2022.

In 2016, Spain exported services to Hong Kong worth $0, with being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B). That same year, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Hong Kong exported $329M to Spain. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Spain were Gas Turbines ($58.8M), Broadcasting Equipment ($39.5M), and Jewellery ($18M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 2.7%, from $288M in 2017 to $329M in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $883M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Spain to Hong Kong were Gas Turbines ($72.3M), Trunks and Cases ($63M), and Beauty Products ($57.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.59%, from $1.14B in 2022 to $883M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Hong Kong () and Spain ()

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Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

Spain
Top DestinationFrance$65.2B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Spain included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Malaysia ($3.84B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Hong Kong included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Spain

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

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Machines ($197M), Miscellaneous ($23M), and Precious Metals ($22M).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Machines ($165M), Chemical Products ($150M), and Instruments ($96.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Hong Kong Spain+$49.3MTelephones

Top Product Potential Spain Hong Kong+$26.3MCars

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong () and Spain ()

Hong Kong Exports

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Spain

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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