Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong stood at 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong peaked at 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
That places Hong Kong 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 11.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 4 Mauritius 0.7465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Ireland 0.7407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Cyprus 0.6925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Singapore 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Netherlands 0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Macao 0.2931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong was 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.