Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
360.77 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
444.87 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 444.87 million current US$ per square kilometre against 360.77 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 84.10 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 489,848 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1970s 10.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 38.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 28.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 128.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 91.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 36.65 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 161.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 148.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 13.20 million current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 281.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 326.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 45.29 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 335.60 million current US$ per square kilometre 396.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 61.14 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 444.87 million current US$ per square kilometre against 360.77 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
84.10 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore 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 gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national 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
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national 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.