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

Hong Kong, China
575.97 billion current US$
in 2023
Middle income
7.68 trillion current US$
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
10th
Middle income rank
9th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 7.68 trillion current US$ against 575.97 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 7.11 trillion current US$.

That makes Middle income's figure about 13.3 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 1.10 billion current US$ 19.32 billion current US$ 18.23 billion current US$ Middle income
1970s 6.90 billion current US$ 79.63 billion current US$ 72.73 billion current US$ Middle income
1980s 35.74 billion current US$ 248.66 billion current US$ 212.92 billion current US$ Middle income
1990s 146.49 billion current US$ 648.28 billion current US$ 501.78 billion current US$ Middle income
2000s 270.68 billion current US$ 2.29 trillion current US$ 2.02 trillion current US$ Middle income
2010s 482.91 billion current US$ 5.28 trillion current US$ 4.79 trillion current US$ Middle income
2020s 602.87 billion current US$ 7.16 trillion current US$ 6.55 trillion current US$ Middle income

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 Middle income?
Middle income, at 7.68 trillion 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 Middle income?
7.11 trillion current US$, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Middle income rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$.