Hong Kong’s exports surged 42.9% year-on-year to a record high of $620.9 billion in April 2026, accelerating from a 35.8% increase in March. This was the fastest annual growth since January 2021, supported primarily by strong gains in shipments of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (up 49.5% vs 47.9% in March); office machines and automatic data processing machines (up 41.5% vs 5.0%); and miscellaneous manufactured articles (up 48.3% vs 28.4%).
Exports also rebounded sharply for non-metallic mineral manufactures (up 57.5% vs -1.7%) and for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks (up 20.3% vs -4.1%).
By destination, shipments to Asia rose 43.7%, led by Mainland China (40.7% vs 39.5%), Vietnam (69.3% vs 29.9%), and Taiwan (72.7% vs 50.9%). In contrast, export growth to the United States slowed significantly, easing to 37.5% in April from 80.8% in March 2026.