Imports to Hong Kong surged 30.6% year-on-year to reach a record high of USD 576 billion in December 2025, following an 18.1% increase in the previous month. This marked the fastest annual growth since June 2021, fueled by increased purchases across all product categories. The largest increases were observed in electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances, including parts (27.9%), telecommunications and sound recording/reproducing equipment (59.6%), office machines and automatic data processing machines (47%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (41%), and power-generating machinery and equipment (43.2%). By source, imports grew most from Mainland China (33.9%), Taiwan (30.8%), Singapore (17.2%), and Korea (15.9%), while arrivals from Thailand declined by 6.4%. source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

Imports in Hong Kong averaged 122099.01 HKD Million from 1952 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 576048.00 HKD Million in December of 2025 and a record low of 230.00 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 February of 2026.

Imports in Hong Kong is expected to be 463000.00 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 531000.00 HKD Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -63253.00 -48515.00 HKD Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows 134420.00 126555.00 HKD Million Sep 2025
Current Account 98175.00 95808.00 HKD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP 11.50 7.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 512795.00 468868.00 HKD Million Dec 2025
Exports YoY 26.10 18.80 percent Dec 2025
External Debt 15746080.00 15463551.00 HKD Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 20783.30 20178.29 HKD Billion Sep 2025
Imports 576048.00 517383.00 HKD Million Dec 2025
Imports YoY 30.60 18.10 percent Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 99.40 100.60 points Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals 4645397.00 4189272.00 Dec 2025


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
576048.00 517383.00 576048.00 230.00 1952 - 2025 HKD Million Monthly


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