Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
622.57 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
589.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Singapore rank
2nd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 622.57 million current US$ per square kilometre against 589.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 32.81 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 2nd of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 533,971 current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 7.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 39.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 46.93 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 156.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 147.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.58 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 274.42 million current US$ per square kilometre 281.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 535.94 million current US$ per square kilometre 486.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 49.82 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 619.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 569.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 50.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Hong Kong, China, at 622.57 million current US$ per square kilometre against 589.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
32.81 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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