Hong Kong vs India: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.0% against 2.8% in Hong Kong, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 196th and India ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.3% | 23.2% | 2.1% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 18.3% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 9.0% | 2.0% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | India |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Hong Kong or India?
- India, at 5.0% against 2.8% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Hong Kong and India?
- 2.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for food imports?
- Hong Kong ranks 196th and India ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.