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

Hong Kong
32,647 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Macao
21,103 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
6th
Macao rank
9th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person against 21,103 BoP, current US$ per person in Macao, a difference of 11,544 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.5 times Macao's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 6th and Macao ranks 9th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Macao Difference Ahead
2000s 10,663 BoP, current US$ per person 4,322 BoP, current US$ per person 6,341 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2010s 21,318 BoP, current US$ per person 16,543 BoP, current US$ per person 4,775 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2020s 28,081 BoP, current US$ per person 12,140 BoP, current US$ per person 15,941 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Hong Kong or Macao?
Hong Kong, at 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person against 21,103 BoP, current US$ per person in Macao as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong and Macao?
11,544 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 6th and Macao ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.