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

Hong Kong
32,647 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland
28,155 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
6th
Switzerland rank
7th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person against 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 4,492 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 200 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 6,574 BoP, current US$ per person 4,222 BoP, current US$ per person 2,351 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2000s 9,994 BoP, current US$ per person 9,200 BoP, current US$ per person 794.35 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2010s 21,318 BoP, current US$ per person 17,560 BoP, current US$ per person 3,758 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2020s 28,081 BoP, current US$ per person 24,659 BoP, current US$ per person 3,423 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$), per capita, Hong Kong or Switzerland?
Hong Kong, at 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person against 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong and Switzerland?
4,492 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Switzerland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Switzerland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.