Hong Kong vs Ireland: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Hong Kong
32,647 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland
83,626 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
6th
Ireland rank
3rd

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 83,626 BoP, current US$ per person against 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 50,979 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.6 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 3rd of 200 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 13,226 BoP, current US$ per person 28,667 BoP, current US$ per person 15,441 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 21,318 BoP, current US$ per person 31,426 BoP, current US$ per person 10,108 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2020s 28,081 BoP, current US$ per person 65,647 BoP, current US$ per person 37,566 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Hong Kong or Ireland?
Ireland, at 83,626 BoP, current US$ per person against 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong and Ireland?
50,979 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Ireland?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Ireland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.