Europe & Central Asia vs Hong Kong: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia
0.0873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong
0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th
Hong Kong rank
7th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.5142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 6.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2000s 0.0898 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2010s 0.0994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 0.1124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Hong Kong?
0.5142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Hong Kong?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Hong Kong rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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