Hong Kong, China vs Late-demographic dividend: Primary income payments

Hong Kong, China
245.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
1.52 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
11th
Late-demographic dividend rank
10th

Primary income payments over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 1.52 trillion BoP, current US$ against 245.64 billion BoP, current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1.27 trillion BoP, current US$.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 6.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 200 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 43.22 billion BoP, current US$ 93.21 billion BoP, current US$ 49.99 billion BoP, current US$ Late-demographic dividend
2000s 68.45 billion BoP, current US$ 290.01 billion BoP, current US$ 221.56 billion BoP, current US$ Late-demographic dividend
2010s 155.27 billion BoP, current US$ 829.07 billion BoP, current US$ 673.80 billion BoP, current US$ Late-demographic dividend
2020s 209.58 billion BoP, current US$ 1.32 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.11 trillion BoP, current US$ Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Hong Kong, China or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 1.52 trillion BoP, current US$ against 245.64 billion BoP, current US$ in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Hong Kong, China and Late-demographic dividend?
1.27 trillion BoP, current US$, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Late-demographic dividend?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for primary income payments?
Hong Kong, China ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.