Hong Kong vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong
55,348 current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
6,116 current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
020.0k40.0k60.0k196019922025

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 55,348 current US$ per person against 6,116 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 49,232 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 9.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 186 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 714.35 current US$ per person 308.4 current US$ per person 405.95 current US$ per person Hong Kong
1970s 2,331 current US$ per person 864.57 current US$ per person 1,466 current US$ per person Hong Kong
1980s 7,026 current US$ per person 2,062 current US$ per person 4,964 current US$ per person Hong Kong
1990s 21,250 current US$ per person 1,850 current US$ per person 19,400 current US$ per person Hong Kong
2000s 24,826 current US$ per person 2,729 current US$ per person 22,098 current US$ per person Hong Kong
2010s 40,524 current US$ per person 5,000 current US$ per person 35,524 current US$ per person Hong Kong
2020s 49,473 current US$ per person 5,625 current US$ per person 43,848 current US$ per person Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Hong Kong or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Hong Kong, at 55,348 current US$ per person against 6,116 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
49,232 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.