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Australia's trade and investment relationship with Hong Kong in 2021

Hong Kong is:

  • Host to around 100,000 Australians
  • Australia's 13th largest goods export market
  • Australia's 8th largest services export market
  • Australia's 15th largest trading partner overall
  • Australia's 11th largest source of inwards FDI stock

Australia-Hong Kong trade

  • $11.1 billion
  • 1.3% of Australia's total trade

Investment relationship 2021

  • Total stock of Australian investment in Hong Kong: $65.0 billion
  • Total stock of Hong Kong investment in Australia: $126.9 billion

Top 5 Australian exports to Hong Kong

  1. Gold: $ 3 billion
  2. Personal travel services (excluding education): $ 10 million
  3. Education-related travel services: $ 560 million
  4. Transport services: $ 228 million
  5. Professional, technical and other business services: $ 309 million

Top 5 Australian imports from Hong Kong

  1. Transport services: $1.3 billion
  2. Professional, technical and other business services: $ 625 million
  3. Financial services: $ 235 million
  4. Telecom equipment & parts: $ 118 million
  5. Silver & platinum: $117 million

Australian top goods exports to Hong Kong

  • Gold: $3 billion
  • Crustaceans: $260 million
  • Telecom equipment and parts: $231 million
  • Alcoholic beverages: $203 million
  • Fruit and nuts: $159 million
  • Meat (excl beef): $155 million
  • Beef: $120 million
  • Jewellery: $119 million
  • Medicaments (incl veterinary): $101 million
  • Gold coin & legal tender coin: $94 million
  • Edible products and preparations: $85 million
  • Non-ferrous waste & scrap; $ 84 million
  • Watches & clocks: $ 78 million
  • Perfumery and cosmetics (excl soap): $76.36 million
  • Live animals (excl seafood): $73 million
  • Zinc: $58 million
  • Milk, cream, whey & yoghurt: $51 million
  • Pharmaceutical products: $56 million
  • Coal: $52 million
  • Pearls and gems: $51 million

Services trade

Australian services exports to Hong Kong 2021:

  1. Personal travel services (excluding education): $ 10 million
  2. Education-related travel services: $ 560 million
  3. Transport services: $ 228 million
  4. Professional, technical and other business services: $ 309 million
  5. Financial services: $ 292 million

Australian services imports from Hong Kong 2021:

  1. Transport services: $1.3 billion
  2. Professional, technical and other business services: $ 625 million
  3. Financial services: $ 235 million
  4. Personal travel services (excluding education): $ 15 million
  5. Business travel services: $ 4 million
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