Denmark vs Hong Kong, China: Current account balance

Denmark
12.2%
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
13.3%
in 2024
Denmark rank
19th
Hong Kong, China rank
17th

Current account balance over time

  • Denmark
  • Hong Kong, China
-5051015197519992024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 13.3% against 12.2% in Denmark, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Denmark ranks 19th and Hong Kong, China ranks 17th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 4.1% 3.8% Hong Kong, China
2000s 2.7% 10.2% 7.4% Hong Kong, China
2010s 7.1% 3.8% 3.2% Denmark
2020s 10.1% 10.2% 0.1% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Denmark or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 13.3% against 12.2% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
1.1%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Hong Kong, China rank globally for current account balance?
Denmark ranks 19th and Hong Kong, China ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
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, 7,731 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.