Hong Kong, China vs Norway: Current account balance

Hong Kong, China
54.47 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Norway
74.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
11th
Norway rank
8th

Current account balance over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Norway
050.0B100.0B150.0B197520002025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 74.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 54.47 billion BoP, current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 19.66 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 6.77 billion BoP, current US$ 4.43 billion BoP, current US$ 2.34 billion BoP, current US$ Hong Kong, China
2000s 19.30 billion BoP, current US$ 41.13 billion BoP, current US$ 21.83 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2010s 11.56 billion BoP, current US$ 40.30 billion BoP, current US$ 28.75 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2020s 38.22 billion BoP, current US$ 82.46 billion BoP, current US$ 44.24 billion BoP, current US$ Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Hong Kong, China or Norway?
Norway, at 74.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 54.47 billion BoP, current US$ in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Hong Kong, China and Norway?
19.66 billion BoP, current US$, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Norway?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Norway rank globally for current account balance?
Hong Kong, China ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.