Hong Kong vs Upper middle income: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Hong Kong
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 87.4% against 75.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.6% | 37.7% | 57.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 73.0% | 20.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 75.2% | 2.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 75.2% | 28.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 76.3% | 13.1% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Hong Kong or Upper middle income?
- Hong Kong, at 87.4% against 75.8% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 11.6%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Upper middle income rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Hong Kong ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.