Hong Kong, China vs North America: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Hong Kong, China
48.27 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
235,383 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
North America rank
6th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • North America
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 48.27 million current US$ per square kilometre against 235,383 current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 48.03 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 205.1 times North America's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and North America ranks 6th of 184 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China North America Difference Ahead
1970s 613,480 current US$ per square kilometre 17,755 current US$ per square kilometre 595,725 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 2.73 million current US$ per square kilometre 41,351 current US$ per square kilometre 2.69 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 10.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 69,998 current US$ per square kilometre 10.52 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 16.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 118,242 current US$ per square kilometre 16.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 27.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 165,898 current US$ per square kilometre 27.43 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 45.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 216,954 current US$ per square kilometre 45.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Hong Kong, China or North America?
Hong Kong, China, at 48.27 million current US$ per square kilometre against 235,383 current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Hong Kong, China and North America?
48.03 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and North America rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and North America ranks 6th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.