Hong Kong vs Malaysia: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Hong Kong
1 rank
in 2025
Malaysia
1 rank
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
124th
Malaysia rank
124th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1 rank against 1 rank in Malaysia, a difference of 0 rank.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 124th and Malaysia ranks 124th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 rank | 5 rank | 3.33 rank | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2 rank | 7.1 rank | 5.1 rank | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.2 rank | 8.7 rank | 7.5 rank | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1 rank | 9.5 rank | 8.5 rank | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1 rank | 3.4 rank | 2.4 rank | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1 rank | 1.1 rank | 0.1 rank | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1 rank | 1 rank | 0 rank | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Hong Kong or Malaysia?
- Hong Kong, at 1 rank against 1 rank in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Hong Kong and Malaysia?
- 0 rank, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malaysia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Malaysia rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Hong Kong ranks 124th and Malaysia ranks 124th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 means it is the country's largest import partner.