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Overview In 2022, Hong Kong was the number 42 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 39 in total exports, the number 11 in total imports, the number 20 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 26 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Hong Kong are Gold ($12.4B), Integrated Circuits ($10.6B), Gas Turbines ($7.92B), Broadcasting Equipment ($7.29B), and Office Machine Parts ($4.18B), exporting mostly to China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), Netherlands ($6.56B), Switzerland ($4.11B), and United States ($3.87B).

Imports The top imports of Hong Kong are Integrated Circuits ($201B), Broadcasting Equipment ($56.1B), Office Machine Parts ($30.5B), Gold ($27.4B), and Jewellery ($21.1B), importing mostly from China ($276B), Chinese Taipei ($65.8B), Singapore ($51.6B), South Korea ($28.9B), and Japan ($27.1B).

In 2022, Hong Kong was the world's biggest importer of Jewellery ($21.1B), Printed Circuit Boards ($9.99B), Precious Metal Watches ($2.35B), Raw Iron Bars ($1.93B), and Electrical Parts ($1.2B)

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Hong Kong.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2022)Gold$12.4B
Top Destination (2022)China$23.4B

In 2022, Hong Kong exported a total of $113B, making it the number 39 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Hong Kong have changed by -$4.43B from $118B in 2017 to $113B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Gold ($12.4B), Integrated Circuits ($10.6B), Gas Turbines ($7.92B), Broadcasting Equipment ($7.29B), and Office Machine Parts ($4.18B). The most common destination for the exports of Hong Kong are China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), Netherlands ($6.56B), Switzerland ($4.11B), and United States ($3.87B).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Russia$1.52B (+ 177%)
United States$954M (+ 32.7%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
Malaysia$2.44B (+ 12.7%)
Chinese Taipei$1.65B (+ 2.57%)
Philippines$1.2B (+ 10.5%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Hong Kong Exports Services (2018)$94.3B
Hong Kong Imports Services (2018)$52.3B

In 2018, Hong Kong exported $94.3B worth of services. The top services exported by Hong Kong in 2018 were Travel ($36.8B), Transportation ($32.7B), Financial services ($23.3B), and Insurance services ($1.49B).

The top services imported by Hong Kong in 2018 were Travel ($26.4B), Transportation ($18.3B), Financial services ($5.98B), and Insurance services ($1.5B).

Service Exports (2018)

Service Imports (2018)

Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)0.99Rank 26 of 124
Economic Complexity (Technology)0.66Rank 34 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)0.8Rank 27 of 135

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Hong Kong has a high level of specialization in Pitted Fruits (35.3), Synthetic Reconstructed Jewellery Stones (29.7), Live Fish (29.6), Labels (28.9), and Horses (28.6). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Hong Kong observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Hong Kong according to the relatedness index, were Vacuum Flask (0.33), Portable Lighting (0.31), Party Decorations (0.29), Gold Clad Metals (0.29), and Disc Chemicals for Electronics (0.28). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Hong Kong is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Hong Kong. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Hong Kong exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Hong Kong's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively more complex, moving from the ⁩⁨43rd to the 26th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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