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

Hong Kong, China
86,971 current US$ per person
in 2023
World
2,908 current US$ per person
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
World rank
3rd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • World
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 86,971 current US$ per person against 2,908 current US$ per person in World, a difference of 84,063 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 29.9 times World's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and World ranks 3rd 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 World Difference Ahead
1960s 419.3 current US$ per person 43.57 current US$ per person 375.73 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 1,715 current US$ per person 166.78 current US$ per person 1,548 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 6,709 current US$ per person 383.33 current US$ per person 6,326 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 25,162 current US$ per person 740.82 current US$ per person 24,421 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 41,919 current US$ per person 1,514 current US$ per person 40,405 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 74,146 current US$ per person 2,355 current US$ per person 71,791 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 87,744 current US$ per person 2,729 current US$ per person 85,014 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or World?
Hong Kong, China, at 86,971 current US$ per person against 2,908 current US$ per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and World?
84,063 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and World rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and World ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.