How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Hong Kong

0.0%

in 2023

Nigeria

0.0%

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

80th

Nigeria rank

77th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

Hong Kong
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 80th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0%	0.5%	0.5%	Nigeria
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Nigeria
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Hong Kong
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Nigeria
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Hong Kong
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Hong Kong
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Hong Kong or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Hong Kong and Nigeria?: 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?: Hong Kong ranks 80th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit: % of total merchandise imports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.