Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 33.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in Hong Kong, 1998–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 33.9% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Hong Kong peaked at 54.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.7% | — |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | +0.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 33.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 72% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 33.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.2%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +36.7% | 34.1% | 46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 50.7% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 46.7% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 34.1% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 33.7% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 105 Cape Verde 34.6% compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 34.6% compare
- 107 Mexico 34.0% compare
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 33.6% compare
- 110 Colombia 33.1% compare
- 111 Kenya 32.7% compare
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 2.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 93.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 115.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Hong Kong?
- Computer, communications and other services in Hong Kong was 33.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Hong Kong ranks 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.