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
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
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%).