Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
76,428 current US$ per person
in 2023
Singapore
80,400 current US$ per person
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 80,400 current US$ per person against 76,428 current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 3,972 current US$ per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 317.26 current US$ per person 318.13 current US$ per person 0.8747 current US$ per person Singapore
1970s 1,524 current US$ per person 2,468 current US$ per person 944.11 current US$ per person Singapore
1980s 6,511 current US$ per person 9,353 current US$ per person 2,842 current US$ per person Singapore
1990s 23,629 current US$ per person 26,080 current US$ per person 2,451 current US$ per person Singapore
2000s 39,599 current US$ per person 48,327 current US$ per person 8,728 current US$ per person Singapore
2010s 66,368 current US$ per person 70,189 current US$ per person 3,821 current US$ per person Singapore
2020s 81,026 current US$ per person 76,588 current US$ per person 4,438 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 80,400 current US$ per person against 76,428 current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
3,972 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.