Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -92.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Hong Kong, China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Hong Kong, China is -92.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Hong Kong, China peaked at -74.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -101.7%, in 2014.
Hong Kong, China ranks 190th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -79.4% | — |
| 1962 | -80.7% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | -80.6% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | -78.1% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | -77.4% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | -77.7% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | -78.9% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | -75.5% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | -77.2% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | -76.5% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | -78.5% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | -75.5% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | -78.5% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | -74.6% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | -75.4% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | -77.2% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | -78.0% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | -77.7% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | -78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | -76.7% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | -75.5% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | -77.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | -78.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | -75.9% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | -77.8% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | -76.7% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | -77.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | -77.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | -77.1% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | -77.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | -78.0% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | -81.5% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | -80.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | -84.7% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | -89.6% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | -88.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | -88.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -93.2% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | -94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | -89.1% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | -90.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | -84.4% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | -80.2% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | -88.8% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | -88.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | -88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | -92.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | -92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -90.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | -93.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | -94.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | -93.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | -101.7% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | -99.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | -100.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | -98.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | -94.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | -96.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | -95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | -94.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | -90.5% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | -92.9% | +2.6% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's -92.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is -25.0%, 3.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's -92.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -8.6%, 10.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -78.4% | -80.7% | -75.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | -77.0% | -78.5% | -74.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -77.1% | -78.6% | -75.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -85.5% | -94.2% | -77.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -88.3% | -92.3% | -80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -96.3% | -101.7% | -90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -93.5% | -95.8% | -90.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 187 Qatar -88.1% compare
- 188 Bahrain -88.9% compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda -92.2% compare
- 191 Macau, China -100.8% compare
- 192 Djibouti -110.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Hong Kong, China?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Hong Kong, China was -92.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was -74.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -101.7% in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 190th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.