How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?

65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Hong Kong

1.97 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Singapore

1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

1st

Singapore rank

4th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Hong Kong
Singapore

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1.97 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.55 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.4 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.574 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1970s	0.8143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.53 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1980s	0.9637 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1990s	1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.56 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
2000s	1.53 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.82 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2872 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
2010s	1.99 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.59 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3989 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong
2020s	1.86 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or Singapore?: Hong Kong, at 1.97 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and Singapore?: 0.55 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.