Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Hong Kong, China
0.278 units per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Singapore
0.2239 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
77th
Singapore rank
80th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
-1.5-1-0.500.51196319912020

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.278 units per US$ of GDP against 0.2239 units per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.0541 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 80th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s -0.7797 units per US$ of GDP -0.386 units per US$ of GDP 0.3937 units per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s -0.5429 units per US$ of GDP -0.3751 units per US$ of GDP 0.1678 units per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.3764 units per US$ of GDP -0.104 units per US$ of GDP 0.4803 units per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.278 units per US$ of GDP against 0.2239 units per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2017.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
0.0541 units per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 80th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 6,650 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.