Hong Kong SAR, China | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source
Hong Kong SAR, China | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
1960
1961 5015141583.7461
1962 5795863457.0642
1963 6358134595.6424
1964 7023421754.772
1965 7381908044.4292
1966 8393854165.9426
1967 8622358128.8649
1968 9982500765.3077
1969 11124665760.101
1970 12484453576.726
1971 14076293554.455
1972 14763224722.495
1973 16279724625.492
1974 15038091808.329
1975 15610179628.544
1976 19293445888.031
1977 20834546631.757
1978 25155187558.008
1979 29530943829.353
1980 35166073908.772
1981 39479027072.295
1982 38647092871.883
1983 42204398095.908
1984 48105761312.251
1985 50875603086.412
1986 56751537549.118
1987 71993414206.368
1988 88644280361.699
1989 94449605680.582
1990 104027375306.59
1991 121823008468.72
1992 147302619613.84
1993 164384591848.29
1994 186305833309.92
1995 209771487166.92
1996 220048724927.89
1997 239129870291.36
1998 222535302213.85
1999 217436304879.73
2000 254600960551.17
2001 252119942109.02
2002 269875125811.87
2003 300718075055.67
2004 344016027831.27
2005 376113974772.05
2006 413361540007.67
2007 450808750527.66
2008 465447670040.52
2009 428058649970.71
2010 506087312738.15
2011 534442265416.71
2012 557105908211.3
2013 603247741829.8
2014 609438164924.71
2015 598687006159.9
2016 603881804844.93
2017 643824817966.16
2018 672710462819.48
2019 623975605969.55
2020 581183507981.43
2021 673135891781.5
2022 591057433882.36

Hong Kong SAR, China | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source