Hong Kong vs Singapore: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Hong Kong
0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
7th
Singapore rank
8th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.3578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.5614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0553 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$), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or Singapore?
- Hong Kong, at 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.