Container port traffic, maritime transport in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 13.69 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Container port traffic, maritime transport in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded 13.69 million for container port traffic, maritime transport in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 24.40 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.69 million, in 2024.
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 28th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic, maritime transport in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.70 million | — |
| 2011 | 24.40 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 23.13 million | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 22.29 million | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 22.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.11 million | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 19.58 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.76 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 19.64 million | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 18.36 million | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 17.95 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.77 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 16.57 million | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 14.35 million | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 13.69 million | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.43 million | 18.36 million | 24.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.07 million | 13.69 million | 17.95 million | 5 |
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- Total reserves in months of imports 5.69 (2023)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio 4.04 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 13.69 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 24.40 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.69 million in 2024.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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