WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization

Hong Kong, China
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2011) 7 072 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 243 666 Merchandise 12 10
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 353 510 excluding intra-EU trade 7 6
Current account balance (million US$, 2011) ... Commercial services 11 20
Trade per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 137 055 excluding intra-EU trade 7 12
Trade to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 427.8
2011 2005-2011
Annual percentage change
2010 2011
Real GDP (2005=100) 128
4 7 5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) a 127
5 17 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) a
TRADE POLICY
130
5 17 ...
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2012) 2.611
Trade Policy Review 1, 3 December 2010 Import duties collected (%, 2008-2010)
GPA accession 19 June 1997 in total tax revenue 0.6
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 0.0
Tariff binding coverage (%) 45.6 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2011 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry
4
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 2
All goods 0.0 0.0 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA) 0.0 0.0 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) ...
Non-agricultural goods 0.0 0.0 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 0.0 0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)
MFN duty free imports (%, 2010)
Requests for consultation
1 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)
100.0 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods
100.0 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments 68 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010 2011
Merchandise exports , f.o.b. (million US$) 455 650
8 22 14
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 510 855
9 25 16
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 2.50 Share in world total imports
2.77
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products 2.0 Agricultural products 4.7
Fuels and mining products 2.5 Fuels and mining products 5.4
Manufactures 89.6 Manufactures 84.6
By main destination By main origin
1. China 54.1 1. China 43.2
2. European Union (27) 10.2 2. Japan 8.5
3. United States 9.4 3. European Union (27) 7.9
4. Japan 3.8 4. Singapore 6.5
5. India 2.7 5. United States 6.2
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010
2011
Commercial services exports (million US$) 121 389
11 23 14
Commercial services imports (million US$) 55 712
9 16 10
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 2.91 Share in world total imports
1.41
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item
By principal services item
Transportation 26.9 Transportation
28.2
Travel 22.8 Travel
34.4
Other commercial services 50.3 Other commercial services
37.4
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office, 2010 Trademark registrations by office, 2010
Residents Non-residents Total
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total
93 5 260 5 353 8 482 14 561 ... 23 043
World Trade Organization
Trade Profiles 2012
Hong Kong, China
a Refers to 2010 and to the average annual percentage change for 2005-2010.
September 2012
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