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East Asia & Pacific
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025 at 371.02%, while China sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 32.59%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.092.8186278371Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 371.02%371Viet NamViet Nam: 180.05%180SingaporeSingapore: 177.64%178MalaysiaMalaysia: 151.73%152KiribatiKiribati: 147.75%148CambodiaCambodia: 127.10%127Lao PDRLao PDR: 124.13%124ThailandThailand: 118.64%119Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 109.99%110MongoliaMongolia: 106.72%107Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 83.85%83.8Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 83.50%83.5

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 371.02%
2 Viet Nam 180.05%
3 Singapore 177.64%
4 Malaysia 151.73%
5 Kiribati 147.75%
6 Cambodia 127.10%
7 Lao PDR 124.13%
8 Thailand 118.64%
9 Brunei Darussalam 109.99%
10 Mongolia 106.72%
11 Solomon Islands 83.85%
12 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 83.50%
13 Korea, Rep. 71.63%
14 Fiji 70.62%
15 Papua New Guinea 62.04%
16 Marshall Islands 59.42%
17 Timor-Leste 56.88%
18 Naoero 55.67%
19 Palau 47.83%
20 Tuvalu 47.08%
21 Philippines 46.18%
22 Vanuatu 43.81%
23 Tonga 39.46%
24 Samoa 38.12%
25 Indonesia 36.30%
26 Myanmar 36.28%
27 Australia 36.04%
28 New Zealand 35.69%
29 Japan 33.68%
30 Macao SAR, China 33.18%
31 China 32.59%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 190.97% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 31 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with China at 32.59%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.