Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Hong Kong, China
655.42 billion current US$
in 2023
Korea
640.41 billion current US$
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
9th
Korea rank
10th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 655.42 billion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Korea, a difference of 15.02 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.50 billion current US$ 721.78 million current US$ 773.39 million current US$ Hong Kong, China
1970s 7.77 billion current US$ 7.85 billion current US$ 86.64 million current US$ Korea
1980s 36.77 billion current US$ 32.42 billion current US$ 4.36 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
1990s 156.14 billion current US$ 104.75 billion current US$ 51.40 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2000s 286.58 billion current US$ 254.12 billion current US$ 32.46 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2010s 539.37 billion current US$ 485.56 billion current US$ 53.80 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2020s 652.90 billion current US$ 610.38 billion current US$ 42.52 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Hong Kong, China, at 655.42 billion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
15.02 billion current US$, with Hong Kong, China 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 imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Korea ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.