Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Hong Kong: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 31.7% against 11.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th and Hong Kong ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 31.6% | 12.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 25.3% | 5.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 29.7% | 14.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 16.9% | 6.8% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 31.7% against 11.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Hong Kong?
- 20.4%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Hong Kong?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Hong Kong rank globally for travel services?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th and Hong Kong ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.