Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China, 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2024, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2011.
Hong Kong, China ranks 19th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 91.7% | — |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 98.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 98.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.7% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China?
- Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China was 98.5% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2011.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is account ownership at a financial institution or with a rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, secondary education or more (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (secondary education or more, % of population ages 15+).