Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 85.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Hong Kong, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Hong Kong is 85.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 176.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Hong Kong peaked at 96.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2016.
Hong Kong ranks 13th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 89.6% | — |
| 1963 | 91.7% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 95.4% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.4% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -55.8% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +534.8% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 85.7% | -2.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 85.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 85.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +534.8% | 13.7% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | -55.8% | 30.9% | 13.7% |
| 2009 | -38.2% | 56.9% | 35.2% |
| 2012 | -33.3% | 34.9% | 23.3% |
| 2010 | +32.1% | 35.2% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.3% | 89.6% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 95.7% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 95.1% | 96.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 93.3% | 93.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 35.2% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 13.7% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 85.7% | 91.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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)
- Food exports 1.3% (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 manufactures exports in Hong Kong?
- Manufactures exports in Hong Kong was 85.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong rank for manufactures exports?
- Hong Kong ranks 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.