Canada vs Hong Kong, China: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Canada
567.83 billion current US$
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
575.97 billion current US$
in 2023
Canada rank
11th
Hong Kong, China rank
10th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Canada
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 575.97 billion current US$ against 567.83 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 8.13 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 11th and Hong Kong, China ranks 10th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 8.34 billion current US$ 1.10 billion current US$ 7.24 billion current US$ Canada
1970s 31.72 billion current US$ 6.90 billion current US$ 24.82 billion current US$ Canada
1980s 83.68 billion current US$ 35.74 billion current US$ 47.94 billion current US$ Canada
1990s 172.90 billion current US$ 146.49 billion current US$ 26.41 billion current US$ Canada
2000s 331.75 billion current US$ 270.68 billion current US$ 61.07 billion current US$ Canada
2010s 433.69 billion current US$ 482.91 billion current US$ 49.23 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2020s 514.08 billion current US$ 602.87 billion current US$ 88.79 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Canada or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 575.97 billion current US$ against 567.83 billion current US$ in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Canada and Hong Kong, China?
8.13 billion current US$, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong, China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Canada and Hong Kong, China rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Canada ranks 11th and Hong Kong, China ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.