Hong Kong vs Italy: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Hong Kong
655.42 billion current US$
in 2023
Italy
634.52 billion current US$
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
9th
Italy rank
11th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time
- Hong Kong
- Italy
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 655.42 billion current US$ against 634.52 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 20.90 billion current US$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 9th and Italy ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.50 billion current US$ | 7.18 billion current US$ | 5.69 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 1970s | 7.77 billion current US$ | 35.28 billion current US$ | 27.52 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 1980s | 36.77 billion current US$ | 95.16 billion current US$ | 58.39 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 1990s | 156.14 billion current US$ | 181.52 billion current US$ | 25.38 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 286.58 billion current US$ | 368.04 billion current US$ | 81.46 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 539.37 billion current US$ | 471.59 billion current US$ | 67.78 billion current US$ | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 652.90 billion current US$ | 578.22 billion current US$ | 74.68 billion current US$ | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Hong Kong or Italy?
- Hong Kong, at 655.42 billion current US$ against 634.52 billion current US$ in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Hong Kong and Italy?
- 20.90 billion current US$, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Italy rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Hong Kong ranks 9th and Italy ranks 11th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.