Hong Kong vs Uruguay: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Hong Kong
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 31.0% against 29.3% in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 179th and Uruguay ranks 178th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.8% | 88.5% | 10.7% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 86.0% | 70.1% | 15.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 71.6% | 53.0% | 18.6% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 42.2% | 17.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 45.7% | 2.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 32.4% | 1.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 27.5% | 2.6% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Hong Kong or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 31.0% against 29.3% in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Hong Kong and Uruguay?
- 1.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Hong Kong ranks 179th and Uruguay ranks 178th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.