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
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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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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$.