Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 2.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
That places China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +52.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +52.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 1.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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