Hong Kong, China vs North America: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
86,971 current US$ per person
in 2023
North America
9,741 current US$ per person
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
North America rank
6th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • North America
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 86,971 current US$ per person against 9,741 current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 77,230 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 8.9 times North America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and North America ranks 6th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China North America Difference Ahead
1960s 419.3 current US$ per person 149.12 current US$ per person 270.18 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 1,715 current US$ per person 600.8 current US$ per person 1,114 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 6,709 current US$ per person 1,631 current US$ per person 5,078 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 25,162 current US$ per person 3,045 current US$ per person 22,117 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 41,919 current US$ per person 5,798 current US$ per person 36,121 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 74,146 current US$ per person 7,718 current US$ per person 66,428 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 87,744 current US$ per person 9,132 current US$ per person 78,612 current US$ per person 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or North America?
Hong Kong, China, at 86,971 current US$ per person against 9,741 current US$ per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and North America?
77,230 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and North America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and North America rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and North America ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.