Hong Kong vs OECD members: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Hong Kong
- OECD members
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 80.8% against 70.9% in OECD members, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.9% | 51.9% | 8.0% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 56.6% | 11.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 59.7% | 17.4% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 74.4% | 12.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 71.3% | 19.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 69.4% | 15.3% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 70.5% | 14.5% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Hong Kong or OECD members?
- Hong Kong, at 80.8% against 70.9% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Hong Kong and OECD members?
- 9.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and OECD members?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and OECD members rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Hong Kong ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- 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.