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

Hong Kong, China
76,428 current US$ per person
in 2023
World
2,830 current US$ per person
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
World rank
3rd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • World
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 76,428 current US$ per person against 2,830 current US$ per person in World, a difference of 73,598 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 27.0 times World's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and World ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China World Difference Ahead
1960s 304.76 current US$ per person 40.34 current US$ per person 264.42 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 1,524 current US$ per person 153.77 current US$ per person 1,370 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 6,511 current US$ per person 361.38 current US$ per person 6,149 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 23,629 current US$ per person 717.96 current US$ per person 22,911 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 39,599 current US$ per person 1,489 current US$ per person 38,110 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 66,368 current US$ per person 2,328 current US$ per person 64,040 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 81,026 current US$ per person 2,670 current US$ per person 78,357 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or World?
Hong Kong, China, at 76,428 current US$ per person against 2,830 current US$ per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and World?
73,598 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and World rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and World ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.