Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
Hong Kong, China
575.97 billion current US$
in 2023
Korea
632.29 billion current US$
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
10th
Korea rank
8th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 632.29 billion current US$ against 575.97 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 56.33 billion current US$.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 billion current US$ | 206.77 million current US$ | 890.94 million current US$ | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 6.90 billion current US$ | 6.01 billion current US$ | 887.26 million current US$ | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 35.74 billion current US$ | 33.54 billion current US$ | 2.20 billion current US$ | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 146.49 billion current US$ | 104.77 billion current US$ | 41.73 billion current US$ | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 270.68 billion current US$ | 267.06 billion current US$ | 3.61 billion current US$ | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 482.91 billion current US$ | 537.81 billion current US$ | 54.89 billion current US$ | Korea |
| 2020s | 602.87 billion current US$ | 618.08 billion current US$ | 15.22 billion current US$ | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 632.29 billion current US$ against 575.97 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 56.33 billion current US$, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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$.