Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Hong Kong, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 3.2% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 100.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Hong Kong peaked at 4.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2005.
Hong Kong ranks 92nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.3% | -17.3% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | +57.8% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -19.1% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +31.3% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -32.5% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +20.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 3.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 3.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 8.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Hong Kong?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Hong Kong was 3.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Hong Kong ranks 92nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.