Hong Kong vs Singapore: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square

Hong Kong
548.54 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre against 548.54 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 114.11 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 169,202 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
1970s 6.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.61 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 36.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 38.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 142.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 138.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 257.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 310.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 52.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 459.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 539.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 79.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 574.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 604.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 30.50 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre against 548.54 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Hong Kong and Singapore?
114.11 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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