Summary
- Hong Kong → United Arab Emirates
- $14.5billion
- United Arab Emirates → Hong Kong
- $19.7billion
- Hong Kong’s balance
- -$5.2billion
Balance
Hong Kong’s trade balance with the United Arab Emirates
Trade between Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates grew 21.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Hong Kong’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 14.5
- Imports 19.7
- Balance -5.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1.2 billion | $405 million | $789 million |
| 1996 | $1.3 billion | $270 million | $1 billion |
| 1997 | $1.3 billion | $292 million | $989 million |
| 1998 | $1.1 billion | $242 million | $837 million |
| 1999 | $918 million | $274 million | $644 million |
| 2000 | $1.1 billion | $526 million | $532 million |
| 2001 | $1.1 billion | $702 million | $439 million |
| 2002 | $1.4 billion | $938 million | $457 million |
| 2003 | $1.7 billion | $1.2 billion | $555 million |
| 2004 | $2 billion | $1.3 billion | $663 million |
| 2005 | $990 million | $1.3 billion | -$331 million |
| 2006 | $2.1 billion | $1.4 billion | $682 million |
| 2007 | $1.3 billion | $1.3 billion | -$24 million |
| 2008 | $1.7 billion | $1.7 billion | -$6 million |
| 2009 | $2.8 billion | $1.8 billion | $979 million |
| 2010 | $2.7 billion | $2.3 billion | $406 million |
| 2011 | $3.8 billion | $3.7 billion | $135 million |
| 2012 | $2.1 billion | $5.1 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2013 | $2.6 billion | $6 billion | -$3.4 billion |
| 2014 | $3.1 billion | $4.7 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2015 | $3.7 billion | $4.7 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2016 | $3.1 billion | $3.5 billion | -$386 million |
| 2017 | $3.8 billion | $4.3 billion | -$534 million |
| 2018 | $4.6 billion | $4.8 billion | -$231 million |
| 2019 | $4 billion | $4.8 billion | -$826 million |
| 2020 | $2.3 billion | $7.2 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2021 | $2 billion | $10.2 billion | -$8.2 billion |
| 2022 | $2.7 billion | $10.1 billion | -$7.5 billion |
| 2023 | $4.9 billion | $14.9 billion | -$10 billion |
| 2024 | $14.5 billion | $19.7 billion | -$5.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What Hong Kong sells to the United Arab Emirates
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United Arab Emirates sells to Hong Kong
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates traded $34.3 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 96% of the value travels by plane.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
The United Arab Emirates was Hong Kong’s 7th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Hong Kong was the United Arab Emirates’ 4th (6%).
- The United Arab Emirates in Hong Kong’s trade
- 4.2%
- The United Arab Emirates’ rank among Hong Kong’s partners
- 7th
- Hong Kong in the United Arab Emirates’ trade
- 5.5%
- Hong Kong’s rank among the United Arab Emirates’ partners
- 4th
Compare with
Other partners of Hong Kong
Other partners of the United Arab Emirates
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.
Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.