East Asia & Pacific · High income
Hong Kong: the economy in numbers
Per person: $56,983, or $80,423 at purchasing power parity. Population: 7.5 million (2025).
$427B+3.5%real GDP growth, 2025
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #39 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +3.8%.
GDP per capita
$56,983
2025 · #28 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$80,423
2025 · #17 of 197
Inflation
1.4%
2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 1.9%
Government debt
12.1%
2025 · % of GDP, general government
Population
7.5M
2025 · #104 of 217
Unemployment
2.8%
2025 · ILO estimate
Stock market capitalization
1,425%
2025 · % of GDP · $6.09T
Life expectancy
85.4 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $14.4 billion in 1960, $427 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $4,650 per person in 1960, $56,983 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 1.2% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1962: 5 of 64.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 53.5% from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 11.2% in 1991.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 2004: 12.1% of GDP in 2025. IMF forecast for 2031: 20.0%.
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $6.09 trillion, or 1,425% of GDP.
Population
1960: 3.09 million · 2025: 7.5 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 1.8% · 2025: 2.8%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 65.7 years · 2024: 85.4 years.
Exports of goods and services
1961: 83.0% · 2025: 199.8%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 2.2%f | 2.5%f | 20.0%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 2.2%f | 2.3%f | 19.3%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 1.9%f | 2.1%f | 18.4%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 1.8%f | 2.0%f | 17.4%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 2.8%f | 1.9%f | 15.6%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 3.8%f | 1.9%f | 14.1%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $427B | $56,983 | $80,423 | 3.5% | 1.4% | 12.1% | 7.5M | 2.8% | 1,425% | 199.8% | |
| 2024 | $408B | $54,275 | $75,342 | 2.6% | 1.7% | 9.2% | 7.52M | 3.0% | 1,114% | 85.4 | 181.6% |
| 2023 | $381B | $50,525 | $71,519 | 3.2% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 7.54M | 2.9% | 1,044% | 85.2 | 176.9% |
| 2022 | $359B | $48,825 | $68,590 | −3.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 7.35M | 4.3% | 1,273% | 83.7 | 194.5% |
| 2021 | $369B | $49,771 | $65,885 | 6.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 7.41M | 5.2% | 1,473% | 85.5 | 204.0% |
| 2020 | $345B | $46,109 | $58,187 | −6.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 7.48M | 5.8% | 1,777% | 85.5 | 176.3% |
| 2019 | $363B | $48,359 | $61,221 | −1.7% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 7.51M | 2.9% | 1,349% | 85.2 | 177.7% |
| 2018 | $362B | $48,538 | $60,900 | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 7.45M | 2.8% | 1,056% | 84.9 | 188.3% |
| 2017 | $341B | $46,160 | $59,261 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 7.39M | 3.1% | 1,275% | 84.7 | 188.9% |
| 2016 | $321B | $43,734 | $56,761 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 7.34M | 3.4% | 995.2% | 84.2 | 187.0% |
| 2015 | $309B | $42,432 | $56,043 | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.1% | 7.29M | 3.3% | 1,029% | 84.3 | 195.9% |
| 2014 | $291B | $40,315 | $54,515 | 2.8% | 4.4% | 0.1% | 7.23M | 3.3% | 1,109% | 83.9 | 213.1% |
| 2013 | $276B | $38,404 | $53,517 | 3.1% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 7.18M | 3.4% | 1,125% | 83.8 | 221.6% |
| 2012 | $263B | $36,731 | $52,150 | 1.7% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 7.15M | 3.3% | 1,078% | 83.5 | 215.8% |
| 2011 | $249B | $35,142 | $52,277 | 4.8% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 7.07M | 3.4% | 908.6% | 83.4 | 212.9% |
| 2010 | $229B | $32,550 | $49,198 | 6.8% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 7.02M | 4.3% | 1,186% | 83.0 | 205.3% |
| 2009 | $214B | $30,698 | $45,861 | −2.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6.97M | 5.3% | 1,077% | 82.8 | 178.1% |
| 2008 | $219B | $31,516 | $46,830 | 2.1% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 6.96M | 3.6% | 606.0% | 82.3 | 193.4% |
| 2007 | $212B | $30,594 | $45,258 | 6.5% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 6.92M | 4.0% | 1,254% | 82.4 | 186.4% |
| 2006 | $194B | $28,224 | $41,745 | 7.0% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 6.86M | 4.8% | 886.1% | 82.4 | 185.2% |
| 2005 | $182B | $26,650 | $38,080 | 7.4% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 6.81M | 5.6% | 581.0% | 81.6 | 177.5% |
| 2004 | $169B | $24,928 | $34,532 | 8.7% | −0.3% | 1.9% | 6.78M | 6.7% | 509.4% | 81.8 | 167.8% |
| 2003 | $161B | $23,977 | $31,179 | 3.1% | −2.7% | 6.73M | 7.9% | 442.8% | 81.3 | 150.8% | |
| 2002 | $166B | $24,666 | $29,610 | 1.7% | −3.0% | 6.74M | 7.3% | 278.4% | 81.5 | 132.1% | |
| 2001 | $169B | $25,230 | $28,809 | 0.6% | −1.7% | 6.71M | 5.1% | 298.7% | 81.4 | 122.8% | |
| 2000 | $172B | $25,757 | $28,224 | 7.7% | −3.7% | 6.67M | 4.9% | 363.1% | 80.9 | 126.0% | |
| 1999 | $166B | $25,092 | $25,862 | 2.5% | −4.0% | 6.61M | 6.2% | 366.9% | 80.4 | 112.7% | |
| 1998 | $169B | $25,809 | $25,116 | −5.9% | 2.9% | 6.54M | 4.6% | 203.4% | 80.1 | 110.8% | |
| 1997 | $177B | $27,330 | $26,611 | 5.1% | 5.8% | 6.49M | 2.2% | 233.1% | 80.1 | 115.0% | |
| 1996 | $160B | $24,818 | $25,098 | 4.3% | 6.3% | 6.44M | 2.8% | 281.3% | 79.6 | 121.7% | |
| 1995 | $145B | $23,497 | $24,713 | 2.4% | 9.1% | 6.16M | 3.2% | 210.0% | 78.7 | 126.2% | |
| 1994 | $136B | $22,503 | $24,117 | 6.0% | 8.7% | 6.04M | 1.9% | 198.4% | 78.5 | 119.3% | |
| 1993 | $120B | $20,396 | $22,776 | 6.2% | 8.8% | 5.9M | 2.0% | 319.9% | 78.0 | 120.4% | |
| 1992 | $104B | $17,976 | $21,313 | 6.2% | 9.7% | 5.8M | 2.0% | 164.9% | 77.7 | 122.7% | |
| 1991 | $89B | $15,466 | $19,780 | 5.7% | 11.2% | 5.75M | 1.8% | 137.0% | 77.9 | 119.3% | |
| 1990 | $76.9B | $13,486 | $18,252 | 3.8% | 10.4% | 5.7M | 108.4% | 77.4 | 117.3% | ||
| 1989 | $68.8B | $12,098 | 2.3% | 10.2% | 5.69M | 112.8% | 77.0 | 118.3% | |||
| 1988 | $59.7B | $10,610 | 8.5% | 7.9% | 5.63M | 124.6% | 77.1 | 120.1% | |||
| 1987 | $50.6B | $9,071 | 13.4% | 5.7% | 5.58M | 106.8% | 76.9 | 112.8% | |||
| 1986 | $41.1B | $7,435 | 11.1% | 3.4% | 5.52M | 131.1% | 76.7 | 104.7% | |||
| 1985 | $35.7B | $6,543 | 0.8% | 3.5% | 5.46M | 96.9% | 76.4 | 103.9% | |||
| 1984 | $33.5B | $6,208 | 10.0% | 8.7% | 5.4M | 70.5% | 76.0 | 104.0% | |||
| 1983 | $29.9B | $5,595 | 6.0% | 9.9% | 5.35M | 65.4% | 75.3 | 94.1% | |||
| 1982 | $32.3B | $6,134 | 2.9% | 11.0% | 5.26M | 67.2% | 75.4 | 84.9% | |||
| 1981 | $31.1B | $5,991 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 5.18M | 125.5% | 75.3 | 90.5% | |||
| 1980 | $28.9B | $5,700 | 10.1% | 4.4% | 5.06M | 135.2% | 74.7 | 88.7% | |||
| 1979 | $22.5B | $4,569 | 11.6% | 4.93M | 98.6% | 73.7 | 89.6% | ||||
| 1978 | $18.3B | $3,924 | 8.3% | 4.67M | 70.6% | 73.5 | 85.6% | ||||
| 1977 | $15.7B | $3,429 | 11.7% | 4.58M | 67.0% | 73.3 | 83.4% | ||||
| 1976 | $12.9B | $2,850 | 16.2% | 4.52M | 90.9% | 72.8 | 89.4% | ||||
| 1975 | $10B | $2,252 | 0.5% | 4.46M | 80.6% | 73.4 | 83.4% | ||||
| 1974 | $9.39B | $2,145 | 2.4% | 4.38M | 72.6 | 86.6% | |||||
| 1973 | $8.03B | $1,893 | 12.3% | 4.24M | 72.1 | 85.4% | |||||
| 1972 | $5.71B | $1,385 | 10.6% | 4.12M | 71.5 | 84.4% | |||||
| 1971 | $4.48B | $1,106 | 7.3% | 4.05M | 71.5 | 89.4% | |||||
| 1970 | $3.8B | $960 | 9.2% | 3.96M | 70.9 | 93.2% | |||||
| 1969 | $3.19B | $826 | 11.3% | 3.86M | 70.6 | 95.0% | |||||
| 1968 | $2.72B | $714 | 3.4% | 3.8M | 70.2 | 90.2% | |||||
| 1967 | $2.69B | $723 | 1.6% | 3.72M | 69.8 | 80.6% | |||||
| 1966 | $2.49B | $686 | 1.8% | 3.63M | 69.3 | 75.9% | |||||
| 1965 | $2.44B | $677 | 14.6% | 3.6M | 68.9 | 68.8% | |||||
| 1964 | $2.21B | $630 | 8.6% | 3.5M | 68.2 | 72.9% | |||||
| 1963 | $1.94B | $566 | 15.8% | 3.42M | 67.6 | 73.1% | |||||
| 1962 | $1.61B | $488 | 14.3% | 3.31M | 66.9 | 78.3% | |||||
| 1961 | $1.38B | $437 | 3.17M | 66.4 | 83.0% | ||||||
| 1960 | $1.32B | $427 | 3.09M | 65.7 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 1980–1981, World Bank for the other years.
Nearby economies in East Asia & Pacific
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
American Samoa · Australia · Brunei · Cambodia · China · Fiji · French Polynesia · Guam · Hong Kong · Indonesia · Japan · Kiribati · Laos · Macao · Malaysia · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nauru · New Caledonia · New Zealand · North Korea · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Philippines · Samoa · Singapore · Solomon Islands · South Korea · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu · Vietnam
Rankings
GDP by country · GDP per capita · Real GDP growth · Inflation by country · Government debt to GDP · Stock market to GDP · Population by country · Unemployment by country
Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
- Fiscal year: the IMF reports this economy by fiscal year (latest actual: FY2025/26), so IMF numbers can differ from calendar-year World Bank figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)