Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 64.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Hong Kong, 1991–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 64.5% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Hong Kong peaked at 105.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2007.
Hong Kong ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80.9% | — |
| 1992 | 82.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 93.1% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 105.6% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 88.9% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +3.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 64.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.6%, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 64.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.0%, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 74.3% | 105.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 47.5% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 56.5% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.3% | 64.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- 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 bank credit to bank deposits in Hong Kong?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Hong Kong was 64.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 105.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2007.
- How does Hong Kong rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Hong Kong ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).