October 2011
Hong Kong, China
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  7 068 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  224 458 Merchandise  11 9
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  326 232 excluding intra-EU trade 6 5
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)  13 936 Commercial services 11 19
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  127 402 excluding intra-EU trade 7 12
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   413.1
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   121 4 -3 7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   127 5 -10 17
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   130 5 -9 17
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 2.630
Trade Policy Review 1, 3 December 2010 Import duties collected (%, 2006-2008)
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 2010 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 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   0.0   0.0 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   0.0   0.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) 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
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  401 022 7 -11 22
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  442 035 8 -10 25
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    2.63 Share in world total imports  2.87
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   2.1 Fuels and mining products 5.2
Manufactures   93.1 Manufactures 88.1
  By main destination   By main origin
1. China   52.4 1. China   44.7
2. European Union (27)   11.4 2. Japan   9.3
3. United States   10.7 3. European Union (27)   7.3
4. Japan   4.1 4. Singapore   7.0
5. India   2.5 5. Taipei, Chinese   6.6
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  106 428   11 -6 23
Commercial services imports (million US$)  50 868   8 -7 16
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   2.88   Share in world total imports 1.45
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   28.4   Transportation 28.6
Travel   20.8   Travel 34.3
Other commercial services   50.7   Other commercial services 37.0
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  86  5 564  5 650  7 523  14 977 ...  22 500