Hong Kong, China vs Middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Hong Kong, China
655.42 billion current US$
in 2023
Middle income
7.31 trillion current US$
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
9th
Middle income rank
9th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 7.31 trillion current US$ against 655.42 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 6.66 trillion current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 11.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.50 billion current US$ | 21.67 billion current US$ | 20.17 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1970s | 7.77 billion current US$ | 95.12 billion current US$ | 87.35 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1980s | 36.77 billion current US$ | 261.22 billion current US$ | 224.45 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 156.14 billion current US$ | 694.87 billion current US$ | 538.72 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 286.58 billion current US$ | 2.12 trillion current US$ | 1.84 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 539.37 billion current US$ | 5.12 trillion current US$ | 4.58 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 652.90 billion current US$ | 6.73 trillion current US$ | 6.08 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
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 Middle income?
- Middle income, at 7.31 trillion 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 Middle income?
- 6.66 trillion current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.