Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Hong Kong: Travel services

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
11.3%
in 2024
Hong Kong
31.7%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
46th
Hong Kong rank
45th

Travel services over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Hong Kong
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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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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.