Hong Kong vs Malta: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Hong Kong
215.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
113.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Malta rank
5th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Malta
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197119972023

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 215.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 113.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 101.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.9 times Malta's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 5th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 41.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 65.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 147.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 92.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 191.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Malta?
Hong Kong, at 215.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 113.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Malta?
101.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.