Hong Kong vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Hong Kong
1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 5.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5298 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3111 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
1970s 0.6341 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3201 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
1980s 0.8475 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2526 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5949 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
1990s 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8598 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2000s 1.47 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2010s 1.71 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 1.66 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Hong Kong, at 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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