Hong Kong, China vs United States of America: Changes in inventories

Hong Kong, China
46.96 billion current LCU
in 2025
United States of America
53.55 billion current LCU
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
45th
United States of America rank
43rd

Changes in inventories over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • United States of America
-200.0B-100.0B0100.0B200.0B196119932025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 53.55 billion current LCU against 46.96 billion current LCU in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 6.59 billion current LCU.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 43rd of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.23 billion current LCU 12.62 billion current LCU 11.39 billion current LCU United States of America
1980s 5.42 billion current LCU 16.99 billion current LCU 11.57 billion current LCU United States of America
1990s 8.30 billion current LCU 37.25 billion current LCU 28.95 billion current LCU United States of America
2000s 6.96 billion current LCU 9.48 billion current LCU 2.53 billion current LCU United States of America
2010s 5.04 billion current LCU 70.29 billion current LCU 65.25 billion current LCU United States of America
2020s -2.78 billion current LCU 56.98 billion current LCU 59.76 billion current LCU United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Hong Kong, China or United States of America?
United States of America, at 53.55 billion current LCU against 46.96 billion current LCU in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Hong Kong, China and United States of America?
6.59 billion current LCU, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and United States of America rank globally for changes in inventories?
Hong Kong, China ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 43rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 7,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.