Merchandise trade in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Merchandise trade was 371.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 371.0% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Hong Kong, China peaked at 420.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 111.4%, in 1965.
That places Hong Kong, China 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 129.8% | — |
| 1961 | 125.2% | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 119.9% | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 112.1% | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 113.7% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 111.4% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 124.1% | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 124.2% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 139.9% | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 145.3% | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 142.6% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 140.0% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 127.7% | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 133.6% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 135.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 127.3% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 134.5% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 127.6% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 135.7% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 143.2% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 150.1% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 154.3% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 143.1% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 156.7% | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 175.4% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 171.6% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 175.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 196.4% | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 224.1% | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 219.5% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 217.2% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 227.7% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 236.8% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 229.9% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 233.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 255.7% | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 239.3% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 226.4% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 214.1% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 214.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 242.7% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 232.0% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 246.4% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 286.2% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 318.4% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 326.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 340.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 340.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 348.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 318.5% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 368.3% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 388.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 398.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 420.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 386.0% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 345.6% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 331.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 333.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 330.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 306.5% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 324.3% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 374.6% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 356.2% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 322.4% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 330.5% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 371.0% | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124.6% | 111.4% | 145.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 134.8% | 127.3% | 143.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.7% | 143.1% | 224.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 229.5% | 214.1% | 255.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 299.9% | 232.0% | 348.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 360.9% | 306.5% | 420.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 346.5% | 322.4% | 374.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More private sector data for Hong Kong, China
- 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$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 110,927 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Hong Kong, China?
- Merchandise trade in Hong Kong, China was 371.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 420.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.4% in 1965.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for merchandise trade?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.