Imports to Hong Kong jumped 41.2% year-on-year to USD 707 billion in March 2026, following February’s 29.9% rise. This marked the highest growth since February 1992, as purchases increased for non-ferrous metals (+403.6%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+93%), and electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances and electrical parts thereof (+49.5%). In contrast, imports declined for professional, scientific, and controlling instruments and apparatus (-3.4%) and office machines and automatic data processing machines (-0.7%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth from the United Kingdom (118.5%), Korea (112.2%), India (88.1%), Vietnam (85.7%), the USA (66%), and Mainland China (48.8%). source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

Imports YoY in Hong Kong increased to 41.20 percent in March from 29.90 percent in February of 2026. Imports YoY in Hong Kong averaged 11.78 percent from 1953 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 61.60 percent in August of 1968 and a record low of -36.60 percent in September of 1967. This page includes a chart with historical data for Hong Kong Imports YoY. Hong Kong Imports YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-26 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
Feb 29.9% 38.1%
2026-04-28 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
Mar 41.2% 29.9%
2026-05-28 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
Apr 41.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -89084.00 -64151.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Capital Flows 132357.00 134420.00 HKD Million Dec 2025
Current Account 93872.00 94896.00 HKD Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP 12.20 13.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 618401.00 408795.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Exports YoY 35.80 24.70 percent Mar 2026
External Debt 16054289.00 15746080.00 HKD Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 20873.43 20783.30 HKD Billion Dec 2025
Imports 707484.00 472946.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Imports YoY 41.20 29.90 percent Mar 2026
Terms of Trade 100.20 99.60 points Feb 2026
Tourist Arrivals 5141714.00 4811700.00 Feb 2026


Hong Kong Imports YoY
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
41.20 29.90 61.60 -36.60 1953 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Hong Kong Imports Growth Strongest Since 1992
Imports to Hong Kong jumped 41.2% year-on-year to USD 707 billion in March 2026, following February’s 29.9% rise. This marked the highest growth since February 1992, as purchases increased for non-ferrous metals (+403.6%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+93%), and electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances and electrical parts thereof (+49.5%). In contrast, imports declined for professional, scientific, and controlling instruments and apparatus (-3.4%) and office machines and automatic data processing machines (-0.7%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth from the United Kingdom (118.5%), Korea (112.2%), India (88.1%), Vietnam (85.7%), the USA (66%), and Mainland China (48.8%).
2026-04-28
Hong Kong Import Growth Slows to 3-Month Low
Imports to Hong Kong rose 29.9% year-on-year to USD 473 billion in February 2026, easing from January’s 38.1% growth, the strongest since March 2010. This marked the slowest pace of growth since November 2025, as purchases increased for non-ferrous metals (474.8%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (67.6%), electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances and electrical parts thereof (30.5%), and power-generating machinery and equipment (24.4%). In contrast, imports declined for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus (-13.3%), petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (-6.4%), and non-metallic mineral manufactures (4%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth from the United Kingdom (230.6%), India (130.8%), Korea (113.6%), Vietnam (71.6%), Malaysia (31.1%), and the Mainland China (28.2%).
2026-03-26
Hong Kong Imports Growth Strongest Since 2010
Imports to Hong Kong surged 38.1% year-on-year to USD 535 billion in January 2026, accelerating from a 30.6% increase in December. This marked the strongest annual growth rate since March 2010, driven by higher purchases of non-ferrous metals (135.3%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing equipment (80%), power-generating machinery and equipment (46.5%), electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and electrical parts (44.8%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (44.1%), and non-metallic mineral manufactures (30.3%). By source, imports expanded most from Vietnam (129.8%), India (125.1%), Korea (75%), Mainland China (46.6%), and Singapore (42.8%).
2026-02-27


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