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

Hong Kong, China
624.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
589.53 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Singapore rank
3rd

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

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

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 624.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 589.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 34.68 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 98,160 current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 11.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 37.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 46.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 152.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 146.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.82 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 272.93 million current US$ per square kilometre 280.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.31 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 513.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 482.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 31.36 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 621.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 545.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 76.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Hong Kong, China, at 624.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 589.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
34.68 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.