Hong Kong, China vs India: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Hong Kong, China
655.42 billion current US$
in 2023
India
666.53 billion current US$
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
9th
India rank
8th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 666.53 billion current US$ against 655.42 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 11.11 billion current US$.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and India ranks 8th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China India Difference Ahead
1960s 1.50 billion current US$ 2.21 billion current US$ 715.70 million current US$ India
1970s 7.77 billion current US$ 4.46 billion current US$ 3.30 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
1980s 36.77 billion current US$ 13.74 billion current US$ 23.03 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
1990s 156.14 billion current US$ 29.65 billion current US$ 126.49 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2000s 286.58 billion current US$ 131.54 billion current US$ 155.04 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2010s 539.37 billion current US$ 437.17 billion current US$ 102.19 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2020s 652.90 billion current US$ 584.05 billion current US$ 68.86 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Hong Kong, China or India?
India, at 666.53 billion current US$ against 655.42 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Hong Kong, China and India?
11.11 billion current US$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and India rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and India ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.