Hong Kong vs Singapore: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Hong Kong
32,647 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Singapore
52,614 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
6th
Singapore rank
5th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 52,614 BoP, current US$ per person against 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 19,967 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,574 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,023 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,551 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 9,994 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,041 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,953 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 21,318 BoP, current US$ per person | 18,475 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,843 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 28,081 BoP, current US$ per person | 42,408 BoP, current US$ per person | 14,327 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Hong Kong or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 52,614 BoP, current US$ per person against 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 19,967 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 5th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.