Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Hong Kong: trade and investment
Exports is 199.8% (2025), 1st of 184 in the world and 1st of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 196.9% (2025), 1st of 184 in the world and 1st of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 396.6% (2025), 1st of 184 in the world and 1st of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.
13 indicators
Trade & investment: Hong Kong in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 199.8%2025 | 1/184 | 1/32 | 126.0% | 205.3% | 176.3% | +3.9 ppsince 2015 | 32.5% | 31.7% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 196.9%2025 | 1/184 | 1/32 | 121.6% | 199.4% | 174.4% | +3.4 ppsince 2015 | 28.5% | 30.8% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 396.6%2025 | 1/184 | 1/32 | 247.7% | 404.8% | 350.7% | +7.2 ppsince 2015 | 63.8% | 60.5% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 12.2%2025 | 18/185 | 7/29 | 4.4% | 7.0% | 7.0% | +8.9 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $754bn2025 | 5/206 | 2/37 | $203bn | $401bn | $549bn | +48%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $17.5tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 75.6%2024 | 3/170 | 2/25 | · | 36.8% | 69.7% | +64.2 ppsince 2014 | 34.6% | 25.8% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 0.1%2025 | 138/172 | 20/25 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 0.1% | −1.7 ppsince 2015 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 1.3%2025 | 160/172 | 23/25 | 1.5% | 4.1% | 1.5% | −6.1 ppsince 2015 | 4.4% | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 0.0%2022 | 181/184 | 27/29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 28.3%2025 | 5/197 | 1/32 | 41.1% | 36.2% | 34.0% | −30.2 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 0.1%2025 | 161/178 | 23/26 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 3.6m2020 | 49/196 | 8/35 | 13.1m | 36.0m | 3.6m | −90%since 2010 | 491m | 1.5bn | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $32.7bn2019 | 4/177 | 1/31 | $8.2bn | $27.2bn | $32.7bn2019 | +61%since 2009 | — | $1.2tn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
nearest countries
Hong Kong and its nearest countries
Hong Kong has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Hong Kong | Macao | Vietnam | Philippines | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 199.8%2025 | 92.3%2025 | 98.2%2025 | 26.6%2025 | 33.2%2016 |
| Imports | 196.9%2025 | 46.9%2025 | 92.1%2025 | 40.2%2025 | 41.9%2016 |
| Trade openness | 396.6%2025 | 139.1%2025 | 190.3%2025 | 66.8%2025 | 75.1%2016 |
| Current account | 12.2%2025 | 39.6%2025 | 6.4%2025 | -3.5%2025 | 11.1%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $754bn2025 | $1.7bn2025 | $473bn2025 | $83.7bn2025 | $12.4bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 75.6%2024 | 0.0%2024 | 44.3%2023 | 60.4%2024 | 7.4%2023 |
| Fuel exports | 0.1%2025 | 0.0%2023 | 1.0%2023 | 1.0%2025 | 1.8%2023 |
| Food exports | 1.3%2025 | 37.2%2025 | 9.4%2023 | 10.8%2025 | 23.2%2023 |
| Average tariff | 0.0%2022 | 0.0%2022 | 1.1%2022 | 1.8%2022 | 1.4%2022 |