Container port traffic in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Container port traffic was 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
14th
of 167 countries
All-time high
24.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2011
All-time low
13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic in Hong Kong, China, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2010201720242010: 23.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 24.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 23.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 22.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 22.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 20.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 19.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 20.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 19.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 18.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 18.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 17.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 16.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 14.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 13.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Hong Kong, China peaked at 24.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2024.

That places Hong Kong, China 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Container port traffic in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in Hong Kong, China, 2010 to 2024.
Year TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Change
2010 23.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
2011 24.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +3.0%
2012 23.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -5.2%
2013 22.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -3.6%
2014 22.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +0.1%
2015 20.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -9.8%
2016 19.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -2.7%
2017 20.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units +6.0%
2018 19.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -5.4%
2019 18.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -6.5%
2020 17.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -2.2%
2021 17.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -1.0%
2022 16.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -6.7%
2023 14.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -13.4%
2024 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 18.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 24.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 16.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 17.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 11 Indonesia 14.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 12 Netherlands 14.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 13 Brazil 13.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 13.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 16 Germany 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 17 Belgium 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Hong Kong, China?
Container port traffic in Hong Kong, China was 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 24.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2011.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 13.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for container port traffic?
Hong Kong, China ranks 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.