Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Hong Kong, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.5% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Hong Kong peaked at 2.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1980.
Hong Kong ranks 155th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.6% | +136.0% |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +27.9% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -27.7% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -42.6% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +28.0% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -44.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +60.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -34.1% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +49.2% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -33.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -33.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +31.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +39.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +45.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -28.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 36% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 72% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +136.0% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Hong Kong?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Hong Kong was 0.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.
- How does Hong Kong rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Hong Kong ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.