2023
Exports
$221MWorld Rnk 2 / 159
Flag Rnk 70 / 1181
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Buttons
0.33Rnk 446 / 1025
2023
Imports
$103MWorld Rnk 4 / 206
Flag Rnk 272 / 1207
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Hong Kong
1.12Rnk 23 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Hong Kong exported $221M in Buttons, making it the 2nd largest exporter of Buttons in the world. At the same year, Buttons was the 70th most exported product in Hong Kong. The main destination of Buttons exports from Hong Kong are: Vietnam ($89M), Bangladesh ($49.6M), India ($18.1M), Indonesia ($17.9M), and Sri Lanka ($10.3M).

The fastest growing export markets for Buttons of Hong Kong between 2022 and 2023 were Vietnam ($75.8M), United States ($647k), and Ethiopia ($508k).

Imports In 2023, Hong Kong imported $103M in Buttons, becoming the 4th largest importer of Buttons in the world. At the same year, Buttons was the 272nd most imported product in Hong Kong. Hong Kong imports Buttons primarily from: China ($85.6M), Italy ($3.73M), Japan ($2.96M), United States ($2.27M), and Vietnam ($1.84M).

The fastest growing import markets in Buttons for Hong Kong between 2022 and 2023 were France ($526k), Singapore ($290k), and Portugal ($239k).

Latest Trends

Jan 2025

Subnational Monthly Trade

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$221M
IMPORTS (2023)$103M
NET TRADE (2023)$118M

In 2023, Hong Kong exported $221M in Buttons. The main destinations of Hong Kong exports on Buttons were Vietnam ($89M), Bangladesh ($49.6M), India ($18.1M), Indonesia ($17.9M), and Sri Lanka ($10.3M).

In 2023, Hong Kong imported $103M in Buttons, mainly from China ($85.6M), Italy ($3.73M), Japan ($2.96M), United States ($2.27M), and Vietnam ($1.84M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Buttons EXPORT MARKETS FOR Hong Kong WERE (2022 - 2023):
Vietnam$75.8M (574%)
United States$647k (157%)
Ethiopia$508k (88.6%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Buttons BY Hong Kong WERE (2022 - 2023):
Bangladesh-$13.1M (-20.9%)
India-$6.36M (-26%)
Sri Lanka-$2.69M (-20.7%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

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In 2023, Hong Kong's main exporting competitors in Buttons were:
China $648M
Italy $176M
In 2023, Hong Kong's main importing competitors in Buttons were:

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Trade Value of Buttons by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $2.59M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALJapan+ $656k

Buttons’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $2.59M.   Buttons’s highest import potential is Japan with an import gap of $656k.

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