Australia's trade and investment relationship with Hong Kong in 2018

Hong Kong is:

• Host to around 100,000 Australians
• Australia's 7th largest goods export market
• Australia's 7th largest services export market
• Australia's 12th largest trading partner overall
• Australia's 12th largest source of inwards FDI stock

Australia-Hong Kong trade

• $17.8 billion
• 2.1% of Australia's total trade

Investment relationship 2018

• Total stock of Australian investment in Hong Kong: $52.2 billion
• Total stock of Hong Kong investment in Australia: $118.8 billion

Australian exports to Hong Kong

1. Gold: $7 billion
2. Personal travel services (excluding education): $785 million
3. Education-related travel services: $780 million
4. Transport services: $631 million
5. Professional, technical and other business services: $396 million

Australian imports from Hong Kong

1. Transport services $1.4 billion
2. Professional, technical and other business services $832 million
3. Personal travel services (excluding education) $741 million
4. Gold $320 million
5. Financial services $190 million

Australian goods exports to Hong Kong

• Gold: $7 billion
• Telecom equipment and parts: $386 million
• Edible products and preparations: $332 million
• Fruit and nuts: $160 million
• Meat (excl beef): $149 million
• Alcoholic beverages: $143 million
• Pearls and gems: $128 million
• Pharmaceutical products: $114 million
• Zinc: $108 million
• Crustaceans: $104 million
• Perfumery and cosmetics (excl soap): $99 million
• Optical goods: $97 million
• Beef: $97 million
• Live animals (excl seafood): $83 million
• Computers: $76 million
• Medicaments (incl veterinary): $74 million
• Crude animal matter: $68 million
• Iron ores and concentrates: $67 million
• Other inorganic chemicals: $65 million
• Refined petroleum: $63 million

Services trade

Australian services exports to Hong Kong 2018:

1. Personal travel services (excluding education): $785 million
2. Education-related travel services: $780 million
3. Transport services: $631 million
4. Professional, technical and other business services: $396 million
5. Financial services: $259 million

Australian services imports from Hong Kong 2018:

1. Transport services: $1.4 billion
2. Professional, technical and other business services: $832 million
3. Personal travel services (excluding education): $741 million
4. Financial services: $190 million
5. Business travel services: $110 million