Caribbean Small States vs Hong Kong, China: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Caribbean Small States
0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Caribbean Small States rank
5th
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd

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

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Hong Kong, China
0.511.52196019912023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 5.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4218 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6784 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.8445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6996 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States
1980s 0.4921 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8602 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3682 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7113 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.3331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.81 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.8 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.49 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Caribbean Small States or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Caribbean Small States and Hong Kong, China?
1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Hong Kong, China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Caribbean Small States and Hong Kong, China rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.