Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Hong Kong

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Hong Kong in 2024 — 3.32%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 25.22 pp.

2024 3.32% −0.25 pp vs 2023
World rank 131of 131
Period maximum 28.53%1962
Period minimum 2.82%2006

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Hong Kong, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 28.53%1963: 26.75%1964: 26.96%1965: 26.14%1966: 25.19%1967: 25.43%1968: 22.41%1969: 21.33%1970: 19.94%1971: 20.04%1972: 19.8%1973: 19.59%1974: 20.32%1975: 20.82%1976: 17.85%1977: 17.04%1978: 15.16%1979: 13.33%1980: 12.43%1981: 12.17%1982: 13.51%1983: 12.88%1984: 10.88%1985: 10.74%1986: 9.99%1987: 8.5%1992: 6.51%1993: 5.75%1994: 5.71%1995: 5.39%1996: 5.49%1997: 5.42%1998: 5.38%1999: 4.95%2000: 4.28%2001: 4.33%2002: 4.12%2003: 3.61%2004: 3.2%2005: 2.94%2006: 2.82%2007: 3.02%2008: 3.59%2009: 4.33%2010: 4.08%2011: 4.17%2012: 3.99%2013: 3.92%2014: 4.46%2015: 4.51%2016: 4.97%2017: 4.74%2018: 4.67%2019: 4.73%2020: 4.32%2021: 3.74%2022: 3.49%2023: 3.57%2024: 3.32%
Change over the period: −25.22 pp Annual average: -0.41 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 3.32%
World 8.89%
Eastern Asia computed 7.4%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.32 −0.25 pp
2023 3.57 +0.08 pp
2022 3.49 −0.26 pp
2021 3.74 −0.57 pp
2020 4.32 −0.41 pp
2019 4.73 +0.06 pp
2018 4.67 −0.08 pp
2017 4.74 −0.23 pp
2016 4.97 +0.46 pp
2015 4.51 +0.05 pp
2014 4.46 +0.54 pp
2013 3.92 −0.07 pp
2012 3.99 −0.18 pp
2011 4.17 +0.09 pp
2010 4.08 −0.25 pp
2009 4.33 +0.73 pp
2008 3.59 +0.57 pp
2007 3.02 +0.2 pp
2006 2.82 −0.12 pp
2005 2.94 −0.26 pp
2004 3.2 −0.4 pp
2003 3.61 −0.52 pp
2002 4.12 −0.21 pp
2001 4.33 +0.05 pp
2000 4.28 −0.66 pp
1999 4.95 −0.44 pp
1998 5.38 −0.04 pp
1997 5.42 −0.07 pp
1996 5.49 +0.1 pp
1995 5.39 −0.33 pp
1994 5.71 −0.04 pp
1993 5.75 −0.75 pp
1992 6.51
1987 8.5 −1.49 pp
1986 9.99 −0.76 pp
1985 10.74 −0.14 pp
1984 10.88 −2 pp
1983 12.88 −0.63 pp
1982 13.51 +1.33 pp
1981 12.17 −0.25 pp
1980 12.43 −0.9 pp
1979 13.33 −1.82 pp
1978 15.16 −1.88 pp
1977 17.04 −0.82 pp
1976 17.85 −2.97 pp
1975 20.82 +0.5 pp
1974 20.32 +0.73 pp
1973 19.59 −0.21 pp
1972 19.8 −0.23 pp
1971 20.04 +0.1 pp
1970 19.94 −1.39 pp
1969 21.33 −1.08 pp
1968 22.41 −3.03 pp
1967 25.43 +0.24 pp
1966 25.19 −0.95 pp
1965 26.14 −0.82 pp
1964 26.96 +0.2 pp
1963 26.75 −1.78 pp
1962 28.53

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise imports. The indicator reads as a measure of food dependence, but with a caveat: a high share occurs both in rich countries with little agriculture, where food is simply a large item of consumption, and in the poorest ones, where it means vulnerability to world grain prices. Comparing it with food insecurity and with the share of agriculture in the economy helps tell the two cases apart.

Important: A high value is not in itself a sign of trouble: in Singapore and Japan the share is high while the food supply is entirely secure. It is worth looking at together with food insecurity.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.