Hong Kong vs Lower middle income: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Hong Kong
0.2204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
33rd
Lower middle income rank
31st
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Hong Kong
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.2204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 3.7 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st 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 | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2524 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.2931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.2573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.1862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or Lower middle income?
- Hong Kong, at 0.2204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and Lower middle income?
- 0.1609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Lower middle income?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Lower middle income rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Service imports (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.