Hong Kong SAR, China: Trade (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China's trade (% of GDP) rose 37.25 percentage points on 2024 (from 359.39% to 396.65%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 23.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 56.37 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 36.57 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 1st highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2025 ranking

• Luxembourg — 2nd of 137: 349.89%
• Singapore — 3rd of 137: 320.31%
• Ireland — 4th of 137: 239.96%

What this measures

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 65 values

Trade (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 124.68% (2022)
• Australia — 45.9% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 123.61% (2025)
• Cambodia — 136.09% (2025)
• China — 37.96% (2025)
• Fiji — 118.96% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 64.47% (2024)
• Guam — 71.87% (2022)
• Indonesia — 43.39% (2025)
• Japan — 44.85% (2024)
• Kiribati — 102.11% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 86.36% (2025)
• Lao PDR

More economic policy & debt data for Hong Kong SAR, China

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$53.72 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 418.83 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.57% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$282.93 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.21 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 66.21% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$336.64 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Hong Kong SAR, China's trade (% of GDP)?

396.65% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 222.96 percentage points from 173.68% in 1961. The highest value was 442.62% in 2013 and the lowest 141.09% in 1965.

How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?

1st highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in trade (% of GDP) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?

In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China's trade (% of GDP) rose 37.25 percentage points on 2024 (from 359.39% to 396.65%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 23.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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