Early-demographic dividend vs Hong Kong: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Early-demographic dividend
26.7%
in 2023
Hong Kong
49.6%
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th
Hong Kong rank
8th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 49.6% against 26.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.9%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.9 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 29.0% 26.6% Hong Kong
1970s 1.9% 22.5% 20.6% Hong Kong
1980s 2.7% 30.7% 28.0% Hong Kong
1990s 4.7% 43.2% 38.4% Hong Kong
2000s 11.6% 51.4% 39.8% Hong Kong
2010s 21.9% 53.6% 31.8% Hong Kong
2020s 26.5% 52.1% 25.6% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Early-demographic dividend or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 49.6% against 26.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Early-demographic dividend and Hong Kong?
22.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Hong Kong?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Hong Kong rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.