Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Hong Kong, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.3% for food exports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Hong Kong peaked at 7.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.2% | — |
| 1963 | 5.4% | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 4.1% | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -16.8% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +28.7% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +46.7% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -35.4% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +34.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +37.9% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -44.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -13.7% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 12% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.7%, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 178 South Korea 1.7% compare
- 179 New Caledonia 1.4% compare
- 180 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.3% compare
- 182 Andorra 1.3% compare
- 183 Japan 1.3% compare
- 184 Bermuda 1.1% compare
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 2.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 93.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 115.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Hong Kong?
- Food exports in Hong Kong was 1.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong rank for food exports?
- Hong Kong ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.