Hong Kong vs Low income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Hong Kong
- Low income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 49.6% against 25.4% in Low income, a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.9 times Low income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 8th and Low income ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.0% | 2.3% | 26.7% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 22.5% | 3.2% | 19.3% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 6.1% | 24.6% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 7.6% | 35.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 13.2% | 38.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 21.7% | 31.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 23.2% | 28.9% | 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, Hong Kong or Low income?
- Hong Kong, at 49.6% against 25.4% in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Hong Kong and Low income?
- 24.2%, 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th and Low income ranks 7th of 206 countries.
- 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.