Hong Kong, China vs South Africa: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Hong Kong, China
0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
154th
South Africa rank
156th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015197019972025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 154th and South Africa ranks 156th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong, China or South Africa?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and South Africa rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 154th and South Africa ranks 156th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs South Africa: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-paid-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/hong-kong-sar-china/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-paid-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/hong-kong-sar-china/south-africa/">Hong Kong, China vs South Africa: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.