Hong Kong vs Ireland: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Hong Kong
0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ireland
0.7407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
7th
Ireland rank
5th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.7407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 0.5614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.7407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and Ireland?
0.1392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Ireland?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Ireland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Hong Kong ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.