Hong Kong vs Post-demographic dividend: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Hong Kong
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 80.8% against 71.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 6th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th 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 | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.9% | 49.9% | 10.0% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 55.8% | 12.7% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 60.0% | 17.1% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 75.0% | 12.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 71.5% | 18.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 69.4% | 15.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 71.0% | 14.0% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Hong Kong or Post-demographic dividend?
- Hong Kong, at 80.8% against 71.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Hong Kong and Post-demographic dividend?
- 9.7%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Post-demographic dividend?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Hong Kong ranks 6th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th 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.