Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 43.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Hong Kong, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Hong Kong stood at 43.2%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Hong Kong peaked at 43.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2005.
That places Hong Kong 201st out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.7% | — |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 27.1% | 35.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 37.3% | 43.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9145 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 49,636 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 387,350 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 41,910 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 383,758 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Hong Kong?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Hong Kong was 43.2% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Hong Kong ranks 201st out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).