China vs Hong Kong: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- China
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 222.6% against 194.3% in China, a difference of 28.3%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 150.1% | 57.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 112.0% | 144.8% | 32.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 141.4% | 214.0% | 72.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 183.7% | 252.3% | 68.6% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, China or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 222.6% against 194.3% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between China and Hong Kong?
- 28.3%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Hong Kong rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- China ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.