How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Tuvalu?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Hong Kong vs Tuvalu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit

Hong Kong

1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Tuvalu

1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

2nd

Tuvalu rank

3rd

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

Hong Kong
Tuvalu

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6427 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong
2010s	1.81 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong
2020s	1.8 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.597 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Hong Kong or Tuvalu?: Hong Kong, at 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Hong Kong and Tuvalu?: 0.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Tuvalu?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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: 21 August 2026

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.