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 95.9% 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 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2011.
That places Hong Kong, China 21st out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 79.7% | — |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +7.9% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 95.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 95.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.6% | 79.7% | 89.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 88.9% | 95.9% | 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 95.9% 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 95.9% 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 79.7% in 2011.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 21st out of 106 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 7.8%. 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, young adults (% of population ages 15-24). 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 (young adults, % of population ages 15-24).