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

Hong Kong, China
546.54 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
663.30 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 663.30 million current US$ per square kilometre against 546.54 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 116.76 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st 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 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 478,831 current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 7.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.89 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 36.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 39.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.63 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 144.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 140.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 262.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 311.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 49.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 484.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 543.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 59.13 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 572.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 630.90 million current US$ per square kilometre 58.88 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 663.30 million current US$ per square kilometre against 546.54 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
116.76 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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