Hong Kong SAR, China - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 1.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.48
1961 0.63
1962 0.46
1963 0.32
1964 0.55
1965 0.43
1966 0.94
1967 0.85
1968 0.84
1969 0.87
1970 1.20
1971 1.21
1972 0.94
1973 0.72
1974 1.23
1975 0.56
1976 0.92
1977 0.65
1978 0.46
1979 0.38
1980 0.22
1981 0.24
1982 0.62
1983 0.21
1984 0.11
1985 0.21
1986 0.33
1987 0.34
1988 0.33
1989 0.33
1990 0.22
1991 0.21
1992 0.35
1993 0.55
1994 0.75
1995 0.52
1996 0.41
1997 0.44
1998 0.35
1999 0.37
2000 0.44
2001 0.51
2002 0.65
2003 0.74
2004 0.88
2005 0.80
2006 0.76
2007 0.69
2008 0.70
2009 0.81
2010 0.84
2011 1.00
2012 1.22
2013 1.12
2014 0.93
2015 0.99
2016 0.89
2017 0.92
2018 1.01
2019 1.04
2020 1.53

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 569,769,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 626,616,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,026,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1,026,000,000
1961 1,045,000,000
1962 1,165,000,000
1963 1,297,000,000
1964 1,496,000,000
1965 1,569,000,000
1966 1,767,000,000
1967 1,818,000,000
1968 2,058,000,000
1969 2,458,000,000
1970 2,905,000,000
1971 3,391,000,000
1972 3,856,000,000
1973 5,655,000,000
1974 6,778,000,000
1975 6,766,000,000
1976 8,838,000,000
1977 10,446,000,000
1978 13,394,000,000
1979 17,127,000,000
1980 22,994,000,000
1981 26,136,000,000
1982 24,867,000,000
1983 24,409,000,000
1984 30,444,000,000
1985 31,195,000,000
1986 35,942,000,000
1987 50,691,000,000
1988 70,325,000,000
1989 77,662,000,000
1990 84,725,000,000
1991 103,883,000,000
1992 127,340,000,000
1993 141,308,000,000
1994 165,878,000,000
1995 196,072,000,000
1996 201,284,000,000
1997 213,297,000,000
1998 186,759,000,000
1999 180,711,000,000
2000 214,042,000,000
2001 202,008,000,000
2002 207,969,000,000
2003 233,249,000,000
2004 272,893,000,000
2005 300,160,000,000
2006 335,754,000,000
2007 370,132,000,000
2008 392,962,000,000
2009 352,241,000,000
2010 441,369,000,000
2011 510,855,000,000
2012 553,486,000,000
2013 622,277,000,000
2014 600,765,000,000
2015 558,770,000,000
2016 546,520,000,000
2017 588,913,000,000
2018 626,616,000,000
2019 577,834,000,000
2020 569,769,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 42.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 72.22 in 1978, while its lowest value was 41.30 in 2014.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 58.73
1961 60.56
1962 60.56
1963 58.22
1964 61.50
1965 59.50
1966 58.22
1967 63.75
1968 66.16
1969 67.69
1970 71.14
1971 71.66
1972 70.51
1973 67.99
1974 70.82
1975 67.60
1976 70.25
1977 72.15
1978 72.22
1979 71.80
1980 70.77
1981 70.73
1982 68.96
1983 67.50
1984 67.72
1985 67.22
1986 63.01
1987 61.52
1988 60.50
1989 57.26
1990 55.72
1991 54.80
1992 55.69
1993 55.25
1994 54.64
1995 55.59
1996 54.08
1997 53.81
1998 50.93
1999 47.87
2000 48.32
2001 47.74
2002 46.53
2003 46.60
2004 46.81
2005 44.98
2006 44.49
2007 43.78
2008 43.05
2009 42.76
2010 43.57
2011 44.25
2012 42.43
2013 41.43
2014 41.30
2015 42.16
2016 42.42
2017 42.92
2018 42.13
2019 41.31
2020 42.40

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 57.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 58.69 in 2014, while its lowest value was 25.43 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 33.45
1961 32.25
1962 32.88
1963 33.99
1964 36.55
1965 38.29
1966 39.41
1967 34.25
1968 31.57
1969 29.93
1970 26.87
1971 26.31
1972 27.61
1973 30.19
1974 27.37
1975 30.46
1976 28.13
1977 26.01
1978 25.43
1979 26.31
1980 27.38
1981 27.74
1982 29.33
1983 30.95
1984 30.96
1985 31.45
1986 35.64
1987 37.14
1988 38.17
1989 41.56
1990 43.07
1991 43.93
1992 43.09
1993 43.73
1994 44.42
1995 43.69
1996 45.28
1997 46.18
1998 49.05
1999 52.11
2000 51.66
2001 52.24
2002 53.44
2003 53.38
2004 53.17
2005 55.00
2006 55.49
2007 56.18
2008 56.89
2009 57.17
2010 56.41
2011 55.73
2012 57.55
2013 58.56
2014 58.69
2015 57.83
2016 57.57
2017 57.07
2018 57.86
2019 58.68
2020 57.58

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 54.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 55.26 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.54 in 1971.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 27.77
1961 25.53
1962 26.71
1963 26.67
1964 29.72
1965 32.09
1966 33.45
1967 28.16
1968 24.04
1969 23.16
1970 20.54
1971 20.54
1972 21.81
1973 23.69
1974 22.59
1975 24.67
1976 22.36
1977 21.58
1978 20.88
1979 22.11
1980 23.84
1981 25.06
1982 26.87
1983 28.17
1984 28.54
1985 28.76
1986 33.03
1987 34.72
1988 35.17
1989 38.70
1990 40.67
1991 41.58
1992 40.93
1993 41.43
1994 41.94
1995 40.99
1996 42.38
1997 43.25
1998 46.34
1999 49.31
2000 48.93
2001 49.59
2002 50.70
2003 50.30
2004 50.19
2005 51.96
2006 52.61
2007 53.02
2008 53.40
2009 53.32
2010 52.50
2011 51.68
2012 53.59
2013 54.41
2014 54.31
2015 53.96
2016 53.42
2017 52.81
2018 54.18
2019 55.26
2020 54.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.348 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 0.529 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.001 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.038
1962 0.009
1963 0.123
1964 0.028
1967 0.017
1968 0.024
1969 0.033
1970 0.021
1971 0.030
1972 0.013
1973 0.153
1974 0.013
1975 0.209
1976 0.391
1977 0.131
1978 0.112
1979 0.055
1980 0.006
1981 0.035
1982 0.003
1983 0.006
1984 0.001
1985 0.001
1986 0.011
1987 0.009
1988 0.030
1989 0.034
1990 0.040
1991 0.035
1992 0.022
1993 0.098
1994 0.259
1995 0.390
1996 0.441
1997 0.529
1998 0.332
1999 0.269
2000 0.259
2001 0.234
2002 0.256
2003 0.301
2004 0.250
2005 0.200
2006 0.176
2007 0.159
2008 0.211
2009 0.303
2010 0.310
2011 0.281
2012 0.332
2013 0.339
2014 0.353
2015 0.259
2016 0.249
2017 0.303
2018 0.283
2019 0.314
2020 0.348

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.95 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1980.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.64
1961 1.52
1962 1.95
1963 1.39
1964 1.56
1965 1.75
1966 1.63
1967 0.98
1968 1.20
1969 1.59
1970 1.45
1971 0.81
1972 0.72
1973 1.16
1974 0.77
1975 1.14
1976 1.05
1977 0.87
1978 0.58
1979 0.60
1980 0.40
1981 0.53
1982 0.54
1983 0.64
1984 0.72
1985 0.65
1986 0.47
1987 0.65
1988 0.95
1989 0.86
1990 0.62
1991 0.58
1992 0.52
1993 0.50
1994 0.49
1995 0.53
1996 0.55
1997 0.57
1998 0.61
1999 0.51
2000 0.50
2001 0.57
2002 0.59
2003 0.68
2004 0.62
2005 0.59
2006 0.63
2007 0.73
2008 0.79
2009 0.98
2010 0.89
2011 0.93
2012 0.94
2013 1.14
2014 1.15
2015 0.68
2016 0.73
2017 0.77
2018 0.79
2019 0.74
2020 0.80

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.066 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 0.841 in 1968, while its lowest value was 0.006 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.387
1961 0.563
1962 0.596
1963 0.739
1964 0.647
1965 0.566
1966 0.590
1967 0.831
1968 0.841
1969 0.827
1970 0.508
1971 0.363
1972 0.303
1973 0.176
1974 0.214
1975 0.237
1976 0.167
1977 0.157
1978 0.138
1979 0.287
1980 0.151
1981 0.015
1982 0.014
1983 0.006
1984 0.017
1985 0.037
1986 0.018
1987 0.016
1988 0.025
1989 0.007
1990 0.022
1991 0.016
1992 0.019
1993 0.033
1994 0.044
1995 0.030
1996 0.027
1997 0.040
1998 0.060
1999 0.062
2000 0.052
2001 0.055
2002 0.082
2003 0.114
2004 0.125
2005 0.169
2006 0.146
2007 0.156
2008 0.158
2009 0.144
2010 0.188
2011 0.128
2012 0.131
2013 0.100
2014 0.140
2015 0.108
2016 0.090
2017 0.074
2018 0.067
2019 0.061
2020 0.066

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 1.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.11 in 1963, while its lowest value was 0.77 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.98
1961 2.01
1962 1.63
1963 3.11
1964 2.87
1965 2.04
1966 1.95
1967 2.39
1968 3.05
1969 2.22
1970 1.98
1971 2.49
1972 3.00
1973 3.07
1974 2.06
1975 2.63
1976 2.59
1977 1.58
1978 1.87
1979 1.64
1980 1.58
1981 1.06
1982 1.17
1983 1.21
1984 0.77
1985 0.93
1986 1.06
1987 0.98
1988 1.18
1989 1.18
1990 1.11
1991 1.18
1992 1.10
1993 1.20
1994 1.32
1995 1.37
1996 1.48
1997 1.43
1998 1.40
1999 1.58
2000 1.61
2001 1.48
2002 1.51
2003 1.66
2004 1.67
2005 1.78
2006 1.68
2007 1.90
2008 2.09
2009 2.11
2010 2.31
2011 2.45
2012 2.24
2013 2.30
2014 2.41
2015 2.08
2016 2.27
2017 2.41
2018 1.96
2019 1.81
2020 1.35

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.58 in 1961, while its lowest value was 0.21 in 2007.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.67
1961 2.58
1962 1.98
1963 1.95
1964 1.72
1965 1.84
1966 1.80
1967 1.87
1968 2.42
1969 2.11
1970 2.37
1971 2.08
1972 1.76
1973 1.94
1974 1.73
1975 1.57
1976 1.57
1977 1.70
1978 1.85
1979 1.62
1980 1.40
1981 1.04
1982 0.74
1983 0.92
1984 0.92
1985 1.07
1986 1.06
1987 0.76
1988 0.81
1989 0.78
1990 0.61
1991 0.54
1992 0.50
1993 0.47
1994 0.37
1995 0.39
1996 0.41
1997 0.36
1998 0.31
1999 0.37
2000 0.31
2001 0.32
2002 0.31
2003 0.33
2004 0.32
2005 0.30
2006 0.25
2007 0.21
2008 0.24
2009 0.31
2010 0.22
2011 0.26
2012 0.32
2013 0.26
2014 0.33
2015 0.74
2016 0.81
2017 0.70
2018 0.58
2019 0.48
2020 0.46

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.82 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 7.82
1961 7.19
1962 6.56
1963 7.79
1964 1.95
1965 2.22
1966 2.37
1967 2.01
1968 2.27
1969 2.38
1970 1.98
1971 2.03
1972 1.88
1973 1.82
1974 1.81
1975 1.94
1976 1.62
1977 1.84
1978 2.35
1979 1.89
1980 1.85
1981 1.53
1982 1.72
1983 1.55
1984 1.32
1985 1.33
1986 1.35
1987 1.34
1988 1.34
1989 1.18
1990 1.22
1991 1.27
1992 1.22
1993 1.02
1994 0.94
1995 0.72
1996 0.64
1997 0.02
1998 0.02
1999 0.02
2000 0.02
2001 0.02
2002 0.03
2003 0.03
2004 0.03
2005 0.03
2006 0.02
2007 0.05
2008 0.06
2009 0.07
2010 0.02
2011 0.01
2012 0.02
2013 0.01
2014 0.01
2015 0.01
2016 0.01
2017 0.01
2018 0.01
2019 0.01
2020 0.02

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Hong Kong SAR, China was $573,785,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $627,404,000,000 in 2018 and $1,033,800,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $1,033,800,000
1961 $1,048,400,000
1962 $1,157,000,000
1963 $1,299,400,000
1964 $1,422,900,000
1965 $1,502,400,000
1966 $1,746,600,000
1967 $1,804,200,000
1968 $2,056,900,000
1969 $2,455,300,000
1970 $2,896,200,000
1971 $3,333,700,000
1972 $3,892,700,000
1973 $5,625,500,000
1974 $6,766,800,000
1975 $6,757,600,000
1976 $8,877,900,000
1977 $10,454,000,000
1978 $13,445,100,000
1979 $17,136,300,000
1980 $22,401,400,000
1981 $24,769,900,000
1982 $23,455,200,000
1983 $24,006,700,000
1984 $28,560,200,000
1985 $29,703,100,000
1986 $35,363,200,000
1987 $48,465,400,000
1988 $63,904,500,000
1989 $72,154,420,000
1990 $82,489,660,000
1991 $100,283,000,000
1992 $123,444,000,000
1993 $138,605,000,000
1994 $161,781,000,000
1995 $192,765,000,000
1996 $198,551,000,000
1997 $208,623,000,000
1998 $184,602,000,000
1999 $179,650,000,000
2000 $213,328,000,000
2001 $201,474,000,000
2002 $208,024,000,000
2003 $232,580,000,000
2004 $271,458,000,000
2005 $299,967,000,000
2006 $334,695,000,000
2007 $368,223,000,000
2008 $388,889,000,000
2009 $347,657,000,000
2010 $433,505,000,000
2011 $483,996,000,000
2012 $504,749,000,000
2013 $524,108,000,000
2014 $544,938,000,000
2015 $559,472,000,000
2016 $547,326,000,000
2017 $589,829,000,000
2018 $627,404,000,000
2019 $578,783,000,000
2020 $573,785,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports