Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Hong Kong, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Hong Kong peaked at 1.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1984.
That places Hong Kong 86th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1961 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -29.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -26.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +42.0% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -41.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -43.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +31.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +38.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +31.8% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 87% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 83 New Zealand 1.6% compare
- 84 Bangladesh 1.6% compare
- 85 Oman 1.5% compare
- 87 Turkey 1.4% compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 1.4% compare
- 89 Congo 1.4% compare
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 low- and middle-income economies in latin in Hong Kong?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Hong Kong was 1.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1984.
- How does Hong Kong rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Hong Kong ranks 86th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.