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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Hong Kong vs Malta: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Hong Kong

2.6%

in 2023

Malta

2.6%

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

97th

Malta rank

99th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

Hong Kong
Malta

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 97th and Malta ranks 99th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7%	2.9%	2.2%	Malta
1970s	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	Hong Kong
1980s	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	Malta
1990s	0.4%	2.8%	2.4%	Malta
2000s	0.7%	1.0%	0.3%	Malta
2010s	1.0%	2.0%	1.0%	Malta
2020s	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Hong Kong or Malta?: Hong Kong, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Hong Kong and Malta?: 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?: Hong Kong ranks 97th and Malta ranks 99th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% 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 from economies in the Arab World (% 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, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.