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 0.84 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 1.23 in 1974, 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 0.44
1966 0.94
1967 0.85
1968 0.84
1969 0.88
1970 1.20
1971 1.21
1972 0.94
1973 0.73
1974 1.23
1975 0.59
1976 0.92
1977 0.67
1978 0.46
1979 0.39
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

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 442,035,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 442,035,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 1,026,200,000 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 1,026,200,000
1961 1,045,100,000
1962 1,165,150,000
1963 1,297,100,000
1964 1,496,070,000
1965 1,568,870,000
1966 1,766,970,000
1967 1,818,280,000
1968 2,057,720,000
1969 2,457,510,000
1970 2,905,160,000
1971 3,390,920,000
1972 3,856,210,000
1973 5,655,310,000
1974 6,778,400,000
1975 6,766,030,000
1976 8,837,550,000
1977 10,446,100,000
1978 13,393,700,000
1979 17,127,100,000
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 442,035,000,000

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 43.44 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 73.87 in 1978, while its lowest value was 42.57 in 2009.

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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 60.26
1961 62.38
1962 62.64
1963 60.40
1964 62.61
1965 61.17
1966 59.87
1967 65.26
1968 67.65
1969 69.39
1970 72.55
1971 73.03
1972 71.69
1973 69.04
1974 71.78
1975 68.70
1976 71.15
1977 73.35
1978 73.87
1979 73.10
1980 71.86
1981 71.62
1982 69.94
1983 68.35
1984 68.55
1985 68.03
1986 63.84
1987 62.36
1988 61.32
1989 58.06
1990 56.59
1991 55.80
1992 56.63
1993 56.03
1994 55.45
1995 56.18
1996 54.56
1997 53.57
1998 50.72
1999 47.74
2000 48.20
2001 47.63
2002 46.41
2003 46.48
2004 46.70
2005 44.89
2006 44.41
2007 43.70
2008 42.96
2009 42.57
2010 43.44

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 56.55 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 57.42 in 2009, while its lowest value was 25.91 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 33.57
1961 32.37
1962 33.07
1963 34.25
1964 36.90
1965 38.57
1966 39.93
1967 34.58
1968 32.17
1969 30.42
1970 27.34
1971 26.85
1972 28.19
1973 30.85
1974 27.92
1975 31.04
1976 28.77
1977 26.59
1978 25.91
1979 26.63
1980 27.73
1981 28.04
1982 29.62
1983 31.45
1984 31.27
1985 31.79
1986 35.98
1987 37.52
1988 38.59
1989 41.86
1990 43.34
1991 44.13
1992 43.26
1993 43.87
1994 44.52
1995 43.81
1996 45.43
1997 46.42
1998 49.27
1999 52.24
2000 51.78
2001 52.36
2002 53.55
2003 53.49
2004 53.26
2005 55.07
2006 55.57
2007 56.27
2008 57.01
2009 57.42
2010 56.55

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 52.50 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 53.39 in 2008, while its lowest value was 20.54 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 27.76
1961 25.51
1962 26.70
1963 26.66
1964 29.71
1965 32.08
1966 33.45
1967 28.15
1968 24.04
1969 23.15
1970 20.54
1971 20.54
1972 21.81
1973 23.68
1974 22.57
1975 24.66
1976 22.36
1977 21.58
1978 20.88
1979 22.11
1980 23.84
1981 25.05
1982 26.85
1983 28.17
1984 28.53
1985 28.76
1986 33.03
1987 34.72
1988 35.17
1989 38.69
1990 40.66
1991 41.58
1992 40.93
1993 41.42
1994 41.93
1995 40.99
1996 42.38
1997 43.25
1998 46.34
1999 49.31
2000 48.93
2001 49.59
2002 50.69
2003 50.30
2004 50.19
2005 51.95
2006 52.60
2007 53.01
2008 53.39
2009 53.32
2010 52.50

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.32 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.56 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 1993.

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

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

See also:

Year Value
1993 0.11
1994 0.28
1995 0.40
1996 0.45
1997 0.56
1998 0.35
1999 0.29
2000 0.27
2001 0.25
2002 0.28
2003 0.31
2004 0.26
2005 0.21
2006 0.18
2007 0.17
2008 0.22
2009 0.32
2010 0.32

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 1.01 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.07 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.57 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.71
1961 1.62
1962 2.07
1963 1.52
1964 1.81
1965 1.88
1966 1.98
1967 1.20
1968 1.56
1969 1.87
1970 1.70
1971 0.97
1972 0.94
1973 1.40
1974 0.86
1975 1.28
1976 1.21
1977 0.95
1978 0.76
1979 0.69
1980 0.58
1981 0.62
1982 0.65
1983 0.80
1984 0.83
1985 0.79
1986 0.61
1987 0.78
1988 1.06
1989 0.97
1990 0.75
1991 0.72
1992 0.67
1993 0.62
1994 0.57
1995 0.63
1996 0.69
1997 0.79
1998 0.79
1999 0.62
2000 0.60
2001 0.67
2002 0.69
2003 0.78
2004 0.71
2005 0.67
2006 0.70
2007 0.82
2008 0.91
2009 1.21
2010 1.01

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.19 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.85 in 1968, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1983.

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

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.39
1961 0.56
1962 0.60
1963 0.74
1964 0.65
1965 0.57
1966 0.59
1967 0.84
1968 0.85
1969 0.83
1970 0.51
1971 0.36
1972 0.31
1973 0.18
1974 0.21
1975 0.27
1976 0.17
1977 0.17
1978 0.14
1979 0.30
1980 0.15
1981 0.01
1982 0.02
1983 0.01
1984 0.02
1985 0.04
1986 0.02
1987 0.02
1988 0.03
1989 0.01
1990 0.02
1991 0.02
1992 0.02
1993 0.03
1994 0.04
1995 0.03
1996 0.03
1997 0.04
1998 0.06
1999 0.06
2000 0.05
2001 0.05
2002 0.08
2003 0.11
2004 0.12
2005 0.17
2006 0.15
2007 0.16
2008 0.16
2009 0.14
2010 0.19

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 2.31 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.11 in 1963, while its lowest value was 0.77 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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 1.16
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

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.22 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.58 in 1961, while its lowest value was 0.21 in 2007.

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

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 1.88
1966 1.80
1967 1.87
1968 2.42
1969 2.11
1970 2.37
1971 2.08
1972 1.76
1973 1.95
1974 1.76
1975 1.60
1976 1.59
1977 1.72
1978 1.85
1979 1.63
1980 1.40
1981 1.05
1982 0.75
1983 0.92
1984 0.92
1985 1.09
1986 1.07
1987 0.77
1988 0.82
1989 0.78
1990 0.62
1991 0.54
1992 0.50
1993 0.48
1994 0.37
1995 0.39
1996 0.41
1997 0.36
1998 0.32
1999 0.38
2000 0.32
2001 0.32
2002 0.31
2003 0.33
2004 0.32
2005 0.30
2006 0.26
2007 0.21
2008 0.24
2009 0.32
2010 0.22

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 0.01 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.17 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2010.

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 6.17
1961 5.25
1962 4.29
1963 5.35
1964 0.49
1965 0.27
1966 0.19
1967 0.16
1968 0.18
1969 0.19
1970 0.10
1971 0.12
1972 0.12
1973 0.11
1974 0.30
1975 0.26
1976 0.08
1977 0.07
1978 0.22
1979 0.27
1980 0.41
1981 0.34
1982 0.45
1983 0.20
1984 0.18
1985 0.19
1986 0.18
1987 0.12
1988 0.09
1989 0.08
1990 0.07
1991 0.07
1992 0.11
1993 0.11
1994 0.03
1995 0.01
1996 0.01
1997 0.01
1998 0.01
1999 0.02
2000 0.02
2001 0.01
2002 0.04
2003 0.03
2004 0.04
2005 0.04
2006 0.03
2007 0.03
2008 0.03
2009 0.01
2010 0.01

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 $433,516,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $433,516,000,000 in 2010 and $1,034,300,000 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 $1,034,300,000
1961 $1,049,400,000
1962 $1,157,400,000
1963 $1,299,900,000
1964 $1,423,200,000
1965 $1,502,900,000
1966 $1,746,900,000
1967 $1,804,300,000
1968 $2,057,100,000
1969 $2,455,900,000
1970 $2,896,200,000
1971 $3,333,700,000
1972 $3,892,700,000
1973 $5,627,000,000
1974 $6,772,800,000
1975 $6,762,900,000
1976 $8,879,600,000
1977 $10,455,500,000
1978 $13,446,800,000
1979 $17,138,100,000
1980 $22,403,400,000
1981 $24,772,200,000
1982 $23,466,600,000
1983 $24,008,300,000
1984 $28,562,800,000
1985 $29,705,400,000
1986 $35,366,700,000
1987 $48,468,100,000
1988 $63,908,800,000
1989 $72,160,040,000
1990 $82,497,500,000
1991 $100,292,000,000
1992 $123,458,000,000
1993 $138,615,000,000
1994 $161,791,000,000
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 $213,337,000,000
2001 $201,482,000,000
2002 $208,055,000,000
2003 $232,615,000,000
2004 $271,501,000,000
2005 $300,017,000,000
2006 $334,733,000,000
2007 $368,269,000,000
2008 $388,947,000,000
2009 $347,675,000,000
2010 $433,516,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports