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Hong Kong SAR, China

Region: East Asia & PacificIncome: High income
GDP
$446.65B
2026
Population
7.5M
2024
GDP per Capita
$59K
2026
Life Expectancy
85.2 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$446.65B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)2.1%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$59K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$618.07B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$82K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.28%2026
GNI (Current USD)$445.41B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$57K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$82K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)6.2%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)91.8%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)0.0%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.8%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)67.3%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)15.8%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)28.7%2024
GDP Deflator (%)3.8%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$134K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)0.9%2024
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)39.8%2022
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)4.1%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$25.21B2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.1%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)14.0%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.2%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)12.2%2026
Unemployment Rate (%)3.3%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)1.7%2024
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.7%2024
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.5%2024
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$425.55B2023
Total Reserves (months of imports)5.72023
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)7.802024
Broad Money (% of GDP)453.9%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)359.5%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)177.7%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$739.64B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$723.06B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$645.54B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$704.14B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)30.9%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)19.8%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$125.82B2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$457.6M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.1%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)75.6%2024
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)12.9%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$52.55B2024

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)231.0%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)1118.2%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$4.55T2024
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)736.5%2024
Listed Domestic Companies2,4492024
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)7.8%2023
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)1.2%2023
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)97.3%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)96.8%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)98.0%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)24.0%2023

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)22023

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)2.2%2023
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)37.1%2023
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)43.6%2023
Average Firm Age (years)3 years2023
Firms Using Computers (%)25.3%2023

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population7.5M2024
Population Growth (%)-0.2%2024
Population Density (per km²)7,1772023
Surface Area (sq km)1,1102023
Land Area (sq km)1,0502023
Urban Population (%)100.0%2024
Urban Population (total)7.5M2024
Rural Population (%)0.0%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth85.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male82.5 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female88.1 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)0.82023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)4.42023
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.32023
Net Migration17,8632025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)10.5%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)66.8%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)22.7%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)49.6%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)64.72023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)35.02023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force3.8M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)56.4%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)51.8%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)62.1%2025
Unemployment (%)2.8%2025
Female Unemployment (%)2.3%2025
Male Unemployment (%)3.3%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)9.0%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)0.2%2025
Employment in Industry (%)14.0%2025
Employment in Services (%)85.8%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)5.8%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)92.3%2025
Employers (% of total employment)1.9%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)51.2%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)3.8%2024
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)15.7%2024
Primary School Enrollment (%)103.2%2024
Secondary School Enrollment (%)107.2%2024
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)120.1%2024
Primary Completion Rate (%)91.7%2024
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)129.5%2024
Out-of-School Children, Primary4,4912024
Primary School Teachers28,2842024
Secondary School Teachers31,6782024
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary132018
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary112018
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)22.1%2018

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)662024

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)1,5662022
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)6,3752022
Renewable Electricity Output (%)0.8%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)0.4%2021
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)42.0%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)100.0%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)94.8%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)3.8%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)2,0592023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)141.72022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.52022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)150.02022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)02023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)484.02023

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)96.0%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)39.92023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)156,139.22024
R&D Spending (% of GDP)1.10%2023
Patent Applications, Residents4012021
Patent Applications, Non-Residents21,5422021
High-Technology Exports (USD)$422.35B2024
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)4.1%2023
Industrial Design Applications, Resident9462021
Researchers in R&D (per million)5,2742023

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried25.7M2023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)8,638.42023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)16.6M2022
Rail Lines (total km)2302021
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)4.002022
Electricity from Oil (%)0.5%2022
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)52.3%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)95.3%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)117.2%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)1.12023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.992021

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption1.632023
Government Effectiveness1.552023
Regulatory Quality1.602023
Voice & Accountability-0.322023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)93.4%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)92.9%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)87.7%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)69.7%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.42023

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.812020
Human Capital Index, Female0.852020
Human Capital Index, Male0.782020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School11.9 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals3.6M2020
International Tourism, Departures8.3M2020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$32.70B2019
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$26.50B2018
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)5.1%2019
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$6.33B2019

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City7.8M2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)100.0%2025
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)94.8%2024