Hong Kong vs Singapore: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Hong Kong
639.47 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
1.02 billion current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 1.02 billion current US$ per square kilometre against 639.47 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 380.56 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 408,608 current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 9.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 40.94 million current US$ per square kilometre 49.21 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.27 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 152.41 million current US$ per square kilometre 168.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 15.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 275.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 356.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 81.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 564.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 703.90 million current US$ per square kilometre 139.79 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 640.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 921.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 281.66 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 1.02 billion current US$ per square kilometre against 639.47 million current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Singapore?
380.56 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.