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About

Hong Kong-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Hong Kong exported $9.5B to South Korea. The main products that Hong Kong exported to South Korea were Integrated Circuits ($3.12B), Electric Batteries ($865M), and Trunks and Cases ($608M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 34.3%, from $2.17B in 2018 to $9.5B in 2023.

In 2023, Hong Kong did not export any services to South Korea.

South Korea-Hong Kong Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $28.8B to Hong Kong. The main products that South Korea exported to Hong Kong were Integrated Circuits ($16.5B), Beauty Products ($2.24B), and Office Machine Parts ($1.67B). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.57%,  from $38.4B in 2018 to $28.8B in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Hong Kong worth $2.8B, with Transportation ($1.85B), Other business services ($547M), and Travel ($333M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Hong Kong ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 38 in total exports ($117B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 5 in total exports ($645B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Hong Kong exported $9.5B to South Korea. The main products exported from Hong Kong to South Korea were Integrated Circuits ($3.12B), Electric Batteries ($865M), and Trunks and Cases ($608M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 34.3%, from $2.17B in 2018 to $9.5B in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $28.8B to Hong Kong. The main products exported from South Korea to Hong Kong were Integrated Circuits ($16.5B), Beauty Products ($2.24B), and Office Machine Parts ($1.67B). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.57%, from $38.4B in 2023 to $28.8B in 2018.

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

Hong Kong Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$25.3B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than South Korea included Vietnam ($14.4B), Russia ($2.65B), and Switzerland ($4.86B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than Hong Kong included China ($162B), United States ($118B), and Japan ($28.4B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Hong Kong had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Machines ($6.91B), Animal Hides ($644M), and Textiles ($293M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Machines ($22.2B), Chemical Products ($2.68B), and Mineral Products ($1.05B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Hong Kong South Korea+$278MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential South Korea Hong Kong+$234MTelephones

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

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

Product Space of Hong Kong (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

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