Hong Kong vs Low income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region

Hong Kong
63.9%
in 2023
Low income
19.9%
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
12th
Low income rank
11th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Low income
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 63.9% against 19.9% in Low income, a difference of 44.0%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 3.2 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 12th and Low income ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and Low income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 13.8% 12.4% 1.4% Hong Kong
1970s 7.9% 13.2% 5.4% Low income
1980s 23.7% 11.6% 12.1% Hong Kong
1990s 35.9% 10.8% 25.1% Hong Kong
2000s 47.8% 22.9% 24.9% Hong Kong
2010s 59.8% 30.7% 29.2% Hong Kong
2020s 63.5% 21.6% 41.9% 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 within region, Hong Kong or Low income?
Hong Kong, at 63.9% against 19.9% in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Hong Kong and Low income?
44.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Low income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Low income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
Hong Kong ranks 12th and Low income ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,966 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.