Imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Imports of goods and services was 11.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 194.1% on the previous year and up 756.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China peaked at 26.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -12.2%, in 2022.
That places Hong Kong, China 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.6% | — |
| 1963 | 9.7% | -37.7% |
| 1964 | 10.5% | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 5.1% | -51.2% |
| 1966 | 13.7% | +168.7% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -80.1% |
| 1968 | 15.8% | +479.4% |
| 1969 | 11.4% | -27.5% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -61.7% |
| 1973 | 10.3% | +110.5% |
| 1974 | -7.6% | -174.3% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | -149.9% |
| 1976 | 23.6% | +520.2% |
| 1977 | 8.0% | -66.1% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | +159.6% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | -35.7% |
| 1982 | -2.1% | -117.2% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | -536.8% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +51.9% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -58.8% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | +100.6% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | +132.5% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -71.7% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +54.8% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +68.7% |
| 1992 | 20.9% | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -44.6% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -61.1% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +77.0% |
| 1998 | -6.9% | -180.0% |
| 1999 | -2.3% | -67.0% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -846.0% |
| 2001 | -1.0% | -105.7% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -822.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +62.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -64.2% |
| 2009 | -8.0% | -347.4% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -326.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -69.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +95.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -87.6% |
| 2015 | -1.8% | -271.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -149.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +662.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -32.2% |
| 2019 | -7.2% | -261.5% |
| 2020 | -6.9% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -330.7% |
| 2022 | -12.2% | -177.3% |
| 2023 | -5.2% | -57.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -175.8% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +194.1% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 3.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 11.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.9%, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +846.0% | -2.3% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | +822.7% | -1.0% | 7.0% |
| 2017 | +662.3% | 0.9% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 2.7% | 15.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | -7.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | -2.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | -6.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | -8.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | -7.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -12.2% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China?
- Imports of goods and services in Hong Kong, China was 11.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.2% in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for imports of goods and services?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 756.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.