General profile: China, Hong Kong SAR

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
7.495 Millions
7.773 HKD/US$
370 315 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 050 km²
1.57 %
5.65 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+22.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
292 119
400 692
510 486
669 903
Merchandise imports
300 160
441 369
558 770
712 358
Merchandise trade balance
-8 041
-40 677
-48 284
-42 455
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
11 %11 %89 %89 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
401 69239 95019 02217 47915 303401 69239 95019 02217 47915 303
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
47 373
80 539
104 357
76 763
Services imports
56 245
70 398
74 092
61 695
Services trade balance
-8 872
10 141
30 265
15 069
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
43.2
37.1
28.5
41.8
Travel
21.7
27.6
34.6
2.3
Other services
34.8
35.0
36.5
-
TRADE INDICES
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1191031011091081031001011039591877786858074696154495010010110010010010010099999999100101100100100102103105106105103
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
181 569
228 639
309 386
370 315
GDP per capita, current US$
26 175
32 056
41 810
49 411
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.39
6.77
2.39
5.65
Current account balance, % of GDP
11.88
7.00
3.32
11.26
Exchange rate (/US$)
7.777
7.769
7.752
7.773
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
65.712.619.8176.2174.365.712.619.8176.2174.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+23.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
34 057.83
70 540.74
174 352.89
(n) 140 695.98
FDI outflows
27 003.10
86 247.18
71 821.20
(n) 87 450.29
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.16
0.15
0.13
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
458.0451.2424.6436.9399.5386.8372.4360.2366.8351.6339.6347.8355.3316.9294.0296.8239.9119.7120.5152.8135.5140 696134 71073 714104 246110 685117 387174 353113 03874 29470 18096 58170 54155 53558 31558 40341 81134 05829 15417 8313 66229 06154 582FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
12.22
5.88
2.39
4.81
Balance, % of imports
7.40
2.95
1.24
2.43
Normalized balance
0.036
0.015
0.006
0.012
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
401354377377372389426443431422405348377362359343
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 100%Urban 100%Rural 0%
OTHER INDICATORS
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9.598 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
43 958
74 513
150 421
205 033
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
87.77
92.06
93.94
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
23 600 000
20 114 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
38.29
44.16
48.65
61.18
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
38.22
42.76
47.66
57.53
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
4.69
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
n
Directional basis calculated from Asset/Liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022