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

Hong Kong
215.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
374.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 374.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 215.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 159.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 198 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 41.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.80 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 65.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 147.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 143.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.81 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 191.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 318.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 374.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 215.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Singapore?
159.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.