Hong Kong, China vs Low & middle income: GDP (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
56,983 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
6,107 current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
27th
Low & middle income rank
26th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 56,983 current US$ per person against 6,107 current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 50,876 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 9.3 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 212 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 617.26 current US$ per person 154.07 current US$ per person 463.2 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 2,451 current US$ per person 355.66 current US$ per person 2,096 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 7,539 current US$ per person 667.69 current US$ per person 6,871 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 21,637 current US$ per person 980.44 current US$ per person 20,657 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 27,224 current US$ per person 1,816 current US$ per person 25,407 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 41,237 current US$ per person 4,276 current US$ per person 36,961 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 51,081 current US$ per person 5,568 current US$ per person 45,513 current US$ per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Low & middle income?
Hong Kong, China, at 56,983 current US$ per person against 6,107 current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Low & middle income?
50,876 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Low & middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Low & middle income rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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