Hong Kong vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Hong Kong
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 63.9% against 21.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 42.9%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 1.0% | 12.8% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 1.4% | 6.5% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 1.4% | 22.3% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 3.0% | 32.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 14.8% | 33.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 17.9% | 41.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 19.7% | 43.9% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Hong Kong or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Hong Kong, at 63.9% against 21.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 42.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.