Hong Kong ─ Germany

Germany is Hong Kong’s largest trading partner of the EU and ranked 14th among Hong Kong’s trading partners in the world. Bilateral trade amounted to EUR 12.1 billion in 2024. Hong Kong also played a significant role in the trade between the Mainland of China and Germany, with about 3.9% of the trade routed through Hong Kong, amounting to some EUR 7.3 billion.

• No. 1
  HK's trading partner in the EU
  (2024)
• EUR 12.1 billion
  Bilateral trade volume
  (2024)
• No. 10
  Germany's trading partner in Asia
  (2024)

In 2024, Hong Kong’s main exports to Germany were jewellery (27.8%); ores and concentrates of precious metals; waste, scrap and sweepings of precious metals (other than of gold) (17.1%), and electrical apparatus for electrical circuits (14.1%). Hong Kong’s main imports from Germany included semi-conductors, electronic valves and tubes, etc (13.8%), aircraft & associated equipment; spacecraft; & parts (8.9%); and engines & motors, non-electric, & parts (7.8%).

As of 2024, there were 100 regional headquarters, 130 regional offices and 240 local offices in Hong Kong representing parent companies located in Germany.

The Working Holiday Scheme agreement between Hong Kong and Germany allows young people from the two places to spend up to one year in the other territory and take up temporary employment. Since August 2014, the annual quota under the Scheme has been doubled from 150 to 300. In addition, numerous partnerships exist between Hong Kong and German universities with manifold exchange programmes.