Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Hong Kong, China
28.54 billion current US$
in 2024
Singapore
31.27 billion current US$
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
16th
Singapore rank
14th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 31.27 billion current US$ against 28.54 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 2.74 billion current US$.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 31.27 billion current US$ against 28.54 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 2.74 billion current US$, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.