Euro area vs Hong Kong, China: Net primary income

Euro area
-48.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
40.62 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Euro area rank
1st
Hong Kong, China rank
4th

Net primary income over time

  • Euro area
  • Hong Kong, China
-100.0B-50.0B050.0B100.0B150.0B199820112025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 40.62 billion BoP, current US$ against -48.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Euro area, a difference of 89.28 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Euro area ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 1 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1990s -36.98 billion BoP, current US$ 3.37 billion BoP, current US$ 40.35 billion BoP, current US$ Hong Kong, China
2000s -20.53 billion BoP, current US$ 4.57 billion BoP, current US$ 25.10 billion BoP, current US$ Hong Kong, China
2010s 59.64 billion BoP, current US$ 9.08 billion BoP, current US$ 50.56 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area
2020s 59.27 billion BoP, current US$ 28.46 billion BoP, current US$ 30.81 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Euro area or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 40.62 billion BoP, current US$ against -48.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Euro area and Hong Kong, China?
89.28 billion BoP, current US$, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong, China?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Hong Kong, China rank globally for net primary income?
Euro area ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 1 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net primary income (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
201 places, 7,823 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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.