Imports to Hong Kong rose 42.0% year-on-year to USD 655.4 billion in May 2026, easing from a 34-year high growth rate of 44.4% in the previous month. Purchases increased in electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+56.1%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+61.2%), and office machines and automatic data processing machines (+44.5%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth among major suppliers from Korea (107.4%), India (95.2%), Vietnam (76.5%), Malaysia (60.2%), and Mainland China (51.2%). source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

Imports in Hong Kong averaged 124798.16 HKD Million from 1952 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 707484 HKD Million in March of 2026 and a record low of 230 HKD Million in February of 1954. This page provides - Hong Kong Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Hong Kong Imports - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Imports in Hong Kong is expected to be 650000.00 HKD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hong Kong Imports is projected to trend around 701000.00 HKD Million in 2027 and 715000.00 HKD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -44179.00 -29483.00 HKD Million May 2026
Capital Flows -1570.00 132357.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Current Account 36443.00 95001.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP 12.20 13.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 611198.00 620884.00 HKD Million May 2026
Exports YoY 40.80 42.90 percent May 2026
External Debt 16054289.00 15746080.00 HKD Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 21226.71 20873.43 HKD Billion Mar 2026
Imports 655377.00 650368.00 HKD Million May 2026
Imports YoY 42.00 44.40 percent May 2026
Terms of Trade 100.40 99.90 points Apr 2026
Tourist Arrivals 4217311.00 4354229.00 Apr 2026


Hong Kong Imports
Hong Kong imports mainly machinery and transport equipment (66 percent of total imports); miscellaneous manufactured articles (14 percent); manufactured goods (9 percent) and food and live animals (4 percent). Main import partners are: China (47 percent), Taiwan (8 percent) and Singapore (7 percent). Others include: Japan, South Korea and the United States.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
655377.00 650368.00 707484.00 230.00 1952 - 2026 HKD Million Monthly


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