Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 49.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Hong Kong, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 49.6% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Hong Kong peaked at 55.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1970.
Hong Kong ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.1% | — |
| 1961 | 27.5% | -8.7% |
| 1962 | 28.6% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 30.3% | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 32.8% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 34.3% | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 28.7% | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 24.6% | -14.4% |
| 1969 | 23.7% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.2% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 24.1% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 23.0% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 25.2% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 21.4% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 33.5% | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 41.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -2.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 49.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 4.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 49.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.3%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.0% | 23.7% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.5% | 21.0% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 24.3% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.1% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 48.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.7% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 49.6% | 54.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 5 Solomon Islands 55.6% compare
- 6 East Timor 55.1% compare
- 7 Brunei 52.3% compare
- 9 Russia 48.6% compare
- 10 Philippines 47.5% compare
- 11 Vietnam 46.3% 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Hong Kong?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Hong Kong was 49.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1970.
- How does Hong Kong rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.