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

27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Hong Kong

2.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Singapore

2.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

3rd

Singapore rank

4th

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

Hong Kong
Singapore

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 2.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 2.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.37 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.4 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.87 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
2000s	2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2779 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
2010s	2.55 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong
2020s	2.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Hong Kong or Singapore?: Hong Kong, at 2.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 2.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Hong Kong and Singapore?: 0.37 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 243 places, 9,513 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.