Hong Kong vs Japan: Food exports

Hong Kong
1.6%
in 2024
Japan
1.3%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
179th
Japan rank
182nd

Food exports over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
02468196219932025

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Japan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 179th and Japan ranks 182nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 4.0% 4.7% 0.7% Japan
1970s 1.8% 1.9% 0.1% Japan
1980s 1.6% 1.0% 0.7% Hong Kong
1990s 2.4% 0.5% 1.9% Hong Kong
2000s 2.2% 0.5% 1.6% Hong Kong
2010s 3.9% 0.8% 3.2% Hong Kong
2020s 1.5% 1.2% 0.3% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Hong Kong or Japan?
Hong Kong, at 1.6% against 1.3% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Hong Kong and Japan?
0.3%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for food exports?
Hong Kong ranks 179th and Japan ranks 182nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.