High income vs Hong Kong: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- High income
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 80.8% against 71.4% in High income, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times High income's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 7th and Hong Kong ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4% | 59.9% | 9.5% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 56.6% | 68.5% | 11.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 77.1% | 16.2% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 87.0% | 12.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 90.3% | 18.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 84.7% | 15.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 85.0% | 14.0% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, High income or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 80.8% against 71.4% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between High income and Hong Kong?
- 9.4%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Hong Kong?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do High income and Hong Kong rank globally for manufactures imports?
- High income ranks 7th and Hong Kong ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
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 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.