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Exports $402MRnk 34 / 198
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Top Product $280MBroadcasting Equipment
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Exports $1.88BRnk 18 / 214
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Top Product $771MPlatinum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.18Rnk 21 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.076Rnk 59 / 133
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GDP$360BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH37%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$406BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-6.57%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,984CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH33.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$6,776CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.1%CURRENT US$
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Hong Kong-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $402M to South Africa. The main products that Hong Kong exported to South Africa were Broadcasting Equipment ($280M), Base Metal Watches ($9.84M), and Electric Batteries ($9.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 6.87%, from $289M in 2017 to $402M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $1.88B to Hong Kong. The main products that South Africa exported to Hong Kong were Platinum ($771M), Gold ($600M), and Diamonds ($110M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%,  from $3.45B in 2017 to $1.88B in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2022, Hong Kong exported $402M to South Africa. The main products exported from Hong Kong to South Africa were Broadcasting Equipment ($280M), Base Metal Watches ($9.84M), and Electric Batteries ($9.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 6.87%, from $289M in 2017 to $402M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $1.88B to Hong Kong. The main products exported from South Africa to Hong Kong were Platinum ($771M), Gold ($600M), and Diamonds ($110M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $3.45B in 2022 to $1.88B in 2017.

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

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

Hong Kong Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B
South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than South Africa included India ($14.3B), Philippines ($3.28B), and Malaysia ($3.84B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Hong Kong included Germany ($9.96B), Japan ($8.85B), and United States ($10.9B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($328M), Instruments ($16.3M), and Transportation ($13.1M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.49B), Vegetable Products ($98.7M), and Mineral Products ($94.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Hong Kong South Africa+$17.6MTelephones
Top Product Potential South Africa Hong Kong+$198MGold

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 Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Hong Kong indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Hong Kong.

Product Space of Hong Kong (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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