Share of imports that come from China in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of imports that come from China was 41.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 206 countries
All-time high
52.7%
in 1958
All-time low
17.0%
in 1970
Years of data
77
1948–2025
Share of imports that come from China in Hong Kong, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Hong Kong stood at 41.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Hong Kong peaked at 52.7% in 1958 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1970.
Hong Kong ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 24.4% | — |
| 1949 | 25.8% | +5.9% |
| 1950 | 27.4% | +6.0% |
| 1951 | 24.5% | -10.7% |
| 1952 | 26.5% | +8.1% |
| 1953 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 25.1% | -7.4% |
| 1955 | 28.6% | +14.1% |
| 1956 | 26.2% | -8.4% |
| 1958 | 52.7% | +101.2% |
| 1959 | 43.2% | -18.2% |
| 1960 | 22.5% | -47.9% |
| 1961 | 19.1% | -15.1% |
| 1962 | 20.2% | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 22.2% | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 25.4% | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 28.5% | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 23.1% | -20.6% |
| 1968 | 20.5% | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 19.2% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 17.0% | -11.4% |
| 1971 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 18.6% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 20.5% | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 18.7% | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 17.7% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 25.3% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 36.2% | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 38.1% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 41.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 4.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 41.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +101.2% | 26.2% | 52.7% |
| 1960 | -47.9% | 43.2% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25.1% | 24.4% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 31.2% | 24.5% | 52.7% | 9 |
| 1960s | 23.0% | 19.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 17.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 20.5% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 43.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 40.0% | 44.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 32.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Hong Kong?
- Share of imports that come from china in Hong Kong was 41.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 1958.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1970.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.