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About

Hong Kong-Iran Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $18.6M to Iran. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Iran were Other Rubber Products ($1.97M), Polyacetals ($1.94M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $136M in 2017 to $18.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $1.05M to Hong Kong. The main products that Iran exported to Hong Kong were Polyacetals ($289k), Other Nuts ($188k), and Preserved Meat ($182k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 67.3%,  from $280M in 2017 to $1.05M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Comparison: In 2022,  Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Hong Kong exported $18.6M to Iran. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Iran were Other Rubber Products ($1.97M), Polyacetals ($1.94M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $136M in 2017 to $18.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $1.05M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Iran to Hong Kong were Polyacetals ($289k), Other Nuts ($188k), and Preserved Meat ($182k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 67.3%, from $280M in 2022 to $1.05M in 2017.

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

Hong Kong Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

This map shows whether countries import more from Hong Kong or Iran. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Hong Kong and Iran or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Iran included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Hong Kong included Turkey ($3.17B), Kuwait ($960M), and Pakistan ($762M).

Difference in imports from Iran (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Iran

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Hong Kong and Iran by product, considering products traded by both, Hong Kong and Iran.

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($7.31M), Plastics and Rubbers ($4.81M), and Instruments ($2.29M).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($342k), Vegetable Products ($267k), and Animal Products ($225k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Hong Kong Iran+$3.6MTelephones
Top Product Potential Iran Hong Kong+$423kOther Nuts

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Hong Kong and Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Hong Kong indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Hong Kong.

Product Space of Hong Kong (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

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