Hong Kong, China vs Italy: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
55,348 current US$ per person
in 2025
Italy
42,472 current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
23rd
Italy rank
26th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Italy
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 55,348 current US$ per person against 42,472 current US$ per person in Italy, a difference of 12,876 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 26th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 2,331 current US$ per person 3,942 current US$ per person 1,612 current US$ per person Italy
1980s 7,026 current US$ per person 10,568 current US$ per person 3,542 current US$ per person Italy
1990s 21,250 current US$ per person 20,963 current US$ per person 287.13 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 24,826 current US$ per person 30,353 current US$ per person 5,527 current US$ per person Italy
2010s 40,524 current US$ per person 33,892 current US$ per person 6,632 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 49,473 current US$ per person 37,350 current US$ per person 12,124 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Italy?
Hong Kong, China, at 55,348 current US$ per person against 42,472 current US$ per person in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Italy?
12,876 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Italy rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.