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

Hong Kong, China
624.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
180,696 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
World rank
3rd

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

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

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 624.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 180,696 current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 624.03 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 3,454.5 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and World ranks 3rd of 204 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 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 1,444 current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1970s 7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 6,592 current US$ per square kilometre 7.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 37.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,810 current US$ per square kilometre 37.08 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 152.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 34,517 current US$ per square kilometre 152.14 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 272.93 million current US$ per square kilometre 78,453 current US$ per square kilometre 272.86 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 513.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 134,467 current US$ per square kilometre 513.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 621.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 167,450 current US$ per square kilometre 621.65 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$), per, Hong Kong, China or World?
Hong Kong, China, at 624.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 180,696 current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Hong Kong, China and World?
624.03 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and World rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and World ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.