Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Share of global merchandise exports

Hong Kong, China
2.6%
in 2024
Korea
2.8%
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
8th
Korea rank
6th

Share of global merchandise exports over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
0123200020122024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and Korea ranks 6th of 219 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.8% 2.6% 0.2% Hong Kong, China
2010s 2.8% 3.0% 0.2% Korea
2020s 2.7% 2.8% 0.1% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Korea, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
0.2%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for share of global merchandise exports?
Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and Korea ranks 6th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global merchandise exports
Unit
%
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 5,380 data points, 2000–2024
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Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%).