International tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: International tourism, expenditures was 3.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 3.9% for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong, China peaked at 7.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2013.
That places Hong Kong, China 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.2% | — |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 3.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 3.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More private sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong, China?
- International tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong, China was 3.9% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.