Hong Kong, China vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
110,927 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
53,754 current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 110,927 current US$ per person against 53,754 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 57,173 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 2.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 440.84 current US$ per person 1,282 current US$ per person 841.03 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1970s 1,748 current US$ per person 4,023 current US$ per person 2,275 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 7,198 current US$ per person 6,188 current US$ per person 1,010 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 25,819 current US$ per person 9,428 current US$ per person 16,390 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 42,145 current US$ per person 18,147 current US$ per person 23,998 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 77,409 current US$ per person 30,918 current US$ per person 46,492 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 92,397 current US$ per person 42,077 current US$ per person 50,320 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or United Arab Emirates?
Hong Kong, China, at 110,927 current US$ per person against 53,754 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
57,173 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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