Hong Kong vs Singapore: Imports by region of origin, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
30.07 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
79.92 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

Imports by region of origin, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 79.92 million current US$ per square kilometre against 30.07 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 49.85 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 2.7 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 241,789 current US$ per square kilometre 162,951 current US$ per square kilometre 78,838 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
1970s 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.73 million current US$ per square kilometre 689,395 current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 3.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.54 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 12.57 million current US$ per square kilometre 25.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.95 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 16.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 38.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 22.07 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 30.65 million current US$ per square kilometre 58.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 28.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 30.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 66.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 36.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports by region of origin, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 79.92 million current US$ per square kilometre against 30.07 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports by region of origin, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Singapore?
49.85 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for imports by region of origin, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports by region of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports by region of origin, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 10,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports by region of origin 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.