Country export capability

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
export capability

A reported view of China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

HKG1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$153.2B2024 reported value
Latest imports$417.8B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$264.6BExports minus imports
Export growth+3.6%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded $153.2B in exports and $417.8B in imports. The resulting -$264.6B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +3.6% year on year and show a calculated -4.9% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

China received $48.3B in reported exports, representing 31.5% of the latest country total. Precious stones and metals was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $55.8B and 36.4% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$406.9B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$54.1KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population7.5MReported population
Labor force3.8KReported labor force
Investment rate23%National investment rate
Savings rate22.2%National savings rate
Trade openness175.1%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP47%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education92.5%Education context
Tertiary education27.9%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSACritical attention66.8%38.1%4.7%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
IndiaINDCritical attention82.3%63.4%53.2%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
United KingdomGBRCritical attention94.1%74.6%Not reportedTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
United Arab EmiratesARECritical attention42.7%37%5.2%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNWatch21.5%31.2%29.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
Republic of KoreaKORCritical attention76.8%42.6%14.6%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
JapanJPNCritical attention78.4%41.9%1.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
TaiwanTWNCritical attention70.1%38.3%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
NetherlandsNLDHigh attention69.1%31.5%2.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
SpainESPCritical attention85%45.8%2.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.1B0%Growing -2.6%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Growing +1.1%
3ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$98.5B0%Accelerating -6.7%
4ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$87.0B2.4%Accelerating +10.5%
5IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$72.9B0.1%Growing -0.5%
6ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$63.7B1.5%Growing +20.6%
7ChinaHS6 120190 · Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$47.8B$62.4B0%Declining -13.5%
8ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$55.7B4.5%Growing +4%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
17108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$35.4B23.1%3
28542HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$16.6B10.9%5
38517HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$15.9B10.4%7
48471HS4 detail codeMachinery (84) ↗$7.8B5.1%8
58473HS4 detail codeMachinery (84) ↗$6.9B4.5%5
67113HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$6.9B4.5%3
77102HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$6.0B3.9%5
88411HS4 detail codeMachinery (84) ↗$3.0B2%8
98523HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$2.5B1.6%8
108534HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$2.0B1.3%1
117106HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.8B1.2%3
127110HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.6B1%8

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region combines $153.2B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded $153.2B in reported exports and $417.8B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $264.6B. Exports changed +3.6% year on year and -4.9% annualized over three years. Precious stones and metals (HS2 71) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1ChinaCHN$48.3B31.5%+11.4%-2.5%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$11.6B7.6%+28.5%+3.8%
3ThailandTHA$7.6B4.9%+112.3%+23.5%
4NetherlandsNLD$6.5B4.3%-0.5%-4%
5United Arab EmiratesARE$6.4B4.2%-59.3%-16.6%
6IndiaIND$6.1B4%-15.6%-29%
7Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$5.0B3.2%+6.6%-0.9%
8Viet NamVNM$4.9B3.2%+44%+11.1%
9SingaporeSGP$4.1B2.7%+41.3%-1.3%
10United KingdomGBR$4.0B2.6%+31.5%-15.1%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$159.7B
2014
$153.3B
2015
$151.5B
2016
$156.2B
2017
$156.7B
2018
$155.3B
2019
$147.0B
2020
$161.4B
2021
$178.3B
2022
$174.6B
2023
$147.9B
2024
$153.2B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets22Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners1Country context
Shared-language partners82Country context
Average partner distance9,552 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA8.1%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share53.8%

Covered value under attention

Critical share12.3%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak34.6%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports55.3%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.2%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score1.1

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,199.9

Partner HHI

Product concentration615.6

Product HHI

Country attention level: High attention. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3HKG
Exports Usd$153.2B
Imports Usd$417.8B
Trade Balance Usd-$264.6B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct3.6%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct1.6%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-4.9%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct-0.3%
Export Partner Hhi1,199.9
Export Product Hhi615.6
Momentum Score1.1
Risk Score9.1
Gdp Million Usd406,863.4 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$54.1K
Population7,524,100
Labor Force3,823.1
Investment Rate Pct23%
Savings Rate Pct22.2%
Secondary Education Pct92.5%
Tertiary Education Pct27.9%
Total Factor Productivity2,099.8
Trade Openness Pct175.1%
Exports Gdp Pct47%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners22
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners1
Num Shared Language Partners82
Avg Partner Distance Km9,552 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta8
Pct Partners Shared Language30
Pct Partners Shared Border0
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km9,700
Num Border Partners25
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-10.6
Pct Products High Elasticity75
Pct Products Low Elasticity3
Real Market Potential728,468
Foreign Market Potential13,626.7

Exposure fields

Country Iso3HKG
All History Lane Count33,672
Current Lane Count25,183
Critical Lane Count259
High Attention Lane Count4,197
High Volatility Lane Count13,877
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count17,158
Declining Demand Lane Count174
Concentrated Market Lane Count12,819
Access Friction Lane Count12,534
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count1,949
Monitored Exports Current Usd$148.8B
Attention Exports Usd$80.0B
Critical Exports Usd$18.3B
High Volatility Exports Usd$90.2B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$46.5B
Non Fta Exports Usd$66.2B
Monitored Attention Share Pct53.8%
Monitored Critical Share Pct12.3%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct55.3%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.2
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct34.6%
Export Weighted Distance Km5,030 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.2%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$153.2B
Total Imports Latest Usd$417.8B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$264.6B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct3.6%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-4.9%
Gdp Latest Million Usd406,863.4 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$54.1K
Population Latest7,524,100
Investment Rate Latest Pct23%
Savings Rate Latest Pct22.2%
Trade Openness Latest Pct175.1%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct47%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest22
Foreign Market Potential Latest13,626.7
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct2.3%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct2.3%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0%
Partner Hhi Latest1,199.9
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct31.5%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct44%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,222.1
Partner Hhi All Max2,047
Product Hhi Latest615.6
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct21.5%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct31.9%
Product Hhi All Avg239.2
Product Hhi All Max615.6
Total Exports Attention Share Pct52.2%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct12%
Attention LevelHigh attention
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$85.8B$147.1B-$61.2BNot reportedNot reported
1996$86.4B$145.2B-$58.9B+0.6%Not reported
1997$87.4B$156.8B-$69.3B+1.2%Not reported
1998$81.7B$130.2B-$48.5B-6.6%-1.7%
1999$82.5B$122.0B-$39.4B+1.1%-1.5%
2000$87.2B$142.0B-$54.8B+5.6%-0.1%
2001$81.8B$134.5B-$52.6B-6.1%+0.1%
2002$83.6B$136.8B-$53.2B+2.1%+0.4%
2003$92.1B$153.3B-$61.3B+10.2%+1.8%
2004$101.3B$178.3B-$77.0B+10%+7.4%
2005$107.2B$200.4B-$93.2B+5.8%+8.6%
2006$118.0B$235.2B-$117.2B+10.1%+8.6%
2007$125.0B$261.4B-$136.4B+5.9%+7.3%
2008$130.2B$264.7B-$134.5B+4.2%+6.7%
2009$111.0B$228.2B-$117.2B-14.7%-2%
2010$128.2B$295.4B-$167.2B+15.4%+0.8%
2011$155.8B$358.4B-$202.6B+21.5%+6.2%
2012$160.0B$396.9B-$237.0B+2.7%+12.9%
2013$159.7B$454.0B-$294.4B-0.2%+7.6%
2014$153.3B$423.4B-$270.1B-4%-0.5%
2015$151.5B$363.3B-$211.9B-1.2%-1.8%
2016$156.2B$338.8B-$182.5B+3.1%-0.7%
2017$156.7B$358.7B-$202.0B+0.3%+0.7%
2018$155.3B$373.3B-$218.1B-0.9%+0.8%
2019$147.0B$338.0B-$191.0B-5.3%-2%
2020$161.4B$340.5B-$179.1B+9.7%+1%
2021$178.3B$422.1B-$243.9B+10.5%+4.7%
2022$174.6B$415.7B-$241.1B-2.1%+5.9%
2023$147.9B$411.2B-$263.4B-15.3%-2.9%
2024$153.2B$417.8B-$264.6B+3.6%-4.9%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
171Precious stones and metals$55.8B36.4%16951
285Electrical machinery$48.7B31.8%191262
384Machinery$20.9B13.6%191514
490Optical and medical instruments$3.7B2.4%188142
591Clocks and watches$2.1B1.4%17148
639Plastics$1.5B1%187129
797Works of art$1.5B1%997
862Non-knitted clothing$1.1B0.7%172112
961Knitted clothing$1.1B0.7%176106
1030Pharmaceutical products$984.5M0.6%14942

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
17108Precious stones and metals (71)$35.4B23.1%3
28542Electrical machinery (85)$16.6B10.9%5
38517Electrical machinery (85)$15.9B10.4%7
48471Machinery (84)$7.8B5.1%8
58473Machinery (84)$6.9B4.5%5
67113Precious stones and metals (71)$6.9B4.5%3
77102Precious stones and metals (71)$6.0B3.9%5
88411Machinery (84)$3.0B2%8
98523Electrical machinery (85)$2.5B1.6%8
108534Electrical machinery (85)$2.0B1.3%1
117106Precious stones and metals (71)$1.8B1.2%3
127110Precious stones and metals (71)$1.6B1%8

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1ChinaCHN$48.3B31.5%+11.4%-2.5%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$11.6B7.6%+28.5%+3.8%
3ThailandTHA$7.6B4.9%+112.3%+23.5%
4NetherlandsNLD$6.5B4.3%-0.5%-4%
5United Arab EmiratesARE$6.4B4.2%-59.3%-16.6%
6IndiaIND$6.1B4%-15.6%-29%
7Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$5.0B3.2%+6.6%-0.9%
8Viet NamVNM$4.9B3.2%+44%+11.1%
9SingaporeSGP$4.1B2.7%+41.3%-1.3%
10United KingdomGBR$4.0B2.6%+31.5%-15.1%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)Critical attention66.8%38.1%4.7%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
2India (IND)Critical attention82.3%63.4%53.2%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
3United Kingdom (GBR)Critical attention94.1%74.6%Not reportedTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
4United Arab Emirates (ARE)Critical attention42.7%37%5.2%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
5China (CHN)Watch21.5%31.2%29.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
6Republic of Korea (KOR)Critical attention76.8%42.6%14.6%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
7Japan (JPN)Critical attention78.4%41.9%1.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8Taiwan (TWN)Critical attention70.1%38.3%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
9Netherlands (NLD)High attention69.1%31.5%2.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
10Spain (ESP)Critical attention85%45.8%2.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Angola (AGO)380893new$3.8M6.7%100
2United Arab Emirates (ARE)293379new$3.3M8.5%100
3China (CHN)860120new$1.4M11.6%100
4Azerbaijan (AZE)610190new$3.4M18.6%100
5Brazil (BRA)845020new$207.9M0.1%100
6Algeria (DZA)300190new$9.3M22.9%100
7Brazil (BRA)854610new$7.6M2.3%100
8Brazil (BRA)870360new$2.1B3%100
9Brazil (BRA)870380new$1.5B4.5%100
10Belarus (BLR)730840new$7.2M3%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.1B0%Growing (-2.6%)
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Growing (+1.1%)
3China (CHN)270900$291.6B$98.5B0%Accelerating (-6.7%)
4China (CHN)854231$158.0B$87.0B2.4%Accelerating (+10.5%)
5India (IND)270900$130.1B$72.9B0.1%Growing (-0.5%)
6China (CHN)854232$80.6B$63.7B1.5%Growing (+20.6%)
7China (CHN)120190$47.8B$62.4B0%Declining (-13.5%)
8China (CHN)854239$81.8B$55.7B4.5%Growing (+4%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

What is the latest reported export value for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded $153.2B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?

China leads by reported export value at $48.3B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's exports?

Precious stones and metals leads by reported value at $55.8B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.