How does Hong Kong, China rank for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.

Is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China

Name: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Hong Kong, China: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 6.6%

World rank

1st

of 172 countries

All-time high

3.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1968

All-time low

1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

Years of data

1961–2025

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China, 1961–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 3.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.

That places Hong Kong, China 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China, 1961 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	3.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1962	3.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1963	3.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1964	3.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1965	3.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1966	3.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1967	3.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1968	3.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1969	3.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1970	3.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1971	3.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1972	2.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1973	2.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
1974	1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
1975	1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1976	1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1977	1.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1978	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1979	1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1980	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1981	1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1982	1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1983	1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.9%
1984	1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1985	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1986	1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1987	1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1988	1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1989	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1990	1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1991	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1992	1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1993	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1994	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1995	1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1996	1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1997	1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1998	1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1999	1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2000	1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2001	1.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2002	1.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2003	1.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
2004	2.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2005	2.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2006	2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2007	2.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2008	2.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2009	2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2010	2.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2011	2.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2012	2.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2013	2.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2014	2.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2015	1.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2016	1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2017	1.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2018	1.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2019	1.72 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2020	1.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2021	1.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2022	1.65 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2023	1.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2024	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2025	1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%

Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries

Hong Kong, China's 1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Hong Kong, China's 1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.72 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

2 San Marino 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Singapore 1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Luxembourg 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China?: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China was 1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?: The highest recorded value was 3.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?: The lowest recorded value was 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 208 places, 9,084 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.