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 YoY in Hong Kong decreased to 42 percent in May from 44.40 percent in April of 2026. Imports YoY in Hong Kong averaged 11.85 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 June of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-28 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
Apr 44.4% 41.2%
2026-06-25 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
May 42% 44.4%
2026-07-27 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
Jun 42%


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 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
42.00 44.40 61.60 -36.60 1953 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Hong Kong Imports Growth Eases in May
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%).
2026-06-25
Hong Kong Imports Post Strongest Growth in 34 Years
Imports to Hong Kong rose 44.4% year-on-year to USD 650 billion in April 2026, following a 41.2% rise in the previous month. This marked the highest growth since February 1992, driven by higher purchases of miscellaneous manufactured articles, mainly jewelry, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares (95.4%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (62.1%), and electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances and electrical parts thereof (46.8%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth among major suppliers from Korea (117.4%), India (104.1%), Vietnam (86.0%), the United Kingdom (80.5%), Malaysia (64.7%) and the Mainland China (46.8%).
2026-05-28
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


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