Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
100,492 current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
92,760 current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Singapore rank
2nd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196019922025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 100,492 current US$ per person against 92,760 current US$ per person in Singapore, a difference of 7,732 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 333.08 current US$ per person 614.3 current US$ per person 281.23 current US$ per person Singapore
1970s 1,559 current US$ per person 2,594 current US$ per person 1,035 current US$ per person Singapore
1980s 6,667 current US$ per person 9,707 current US$ per person 3,040 current US$ per person Singapore
1990s 23,873 current US$ per person 26,391 current US$ per person 2,518 current US$ per person Singapore
2000s 40,284 current US$ per person 48,494 current US$ per person 8,211 current US$ per person Singapore
2010s 69,983 current US$ per person 70,786 current US$ per person 802.72 current US$ per person Singapore
2020s 84,865 current US$ per person 82,688 current US$ per person 2,176 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Hong Kong, China, at 100,492 current US$ per person against 92,760 current US$ per person in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
7,732 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.