Hong Kong vs Least developed countries: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time
- Hong Kong
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 63.9% against 20.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 43.3%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 3.1 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and Least developed countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 9.9% | 3.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 10.8% | 2.9% | Least developed countries |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 8.2% | 15.5% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 9.1% | 26.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 15.9% | 32.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 19.8% | 40.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 20.8% | 42.8% | 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 within region, Hong Kong or Least developed countries?
- Hong Kong, at 63.9% against 20.6% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Hong Kong and Least developed countries?
- 43.3%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Least developed countries?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Least developed countries rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Hong Kong ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.