Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) was 164,400 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) in Hong Kong, 1991–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 164,400 units per person for capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in Hong Kong peaked at 164,400 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28,199 units per person, in 1991.
Hong Kong ranks 28th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28,199 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 34,048 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 39,381 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 39,568 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 47,554 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 50,777 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 55,561 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 60,500 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 67,341 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 70,697 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 75,490 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 79,313 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 85,242 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 94,080 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 99,474 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 110,388 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 127,156 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 101,337 units per person | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 118,720 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 130,195 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 129,932 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 144,606 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 156,234 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 159,880 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 127,659 units per person | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 130,689 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 164,400 units per person | +25.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 164,400 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,826 units per person, 11.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 164,400 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,674 units per person, 15.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,992 units per person | 28,199 units per person | 67,341 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 96,190 units per person | 70,697 units per person | 127,156 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,949 units per person | 127,659 units per person | 164,400 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 25 Belgium 209,288 units per person compare
- 26 Zambia 189,142 units per person compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 169,054 units per person compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 151,433 units per person compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 120,246 units per person compare
- 31 Gabon 100,701 units per person compare
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 capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in Hong Kong?
- Capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in Hong Kong was 164,400 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 164,400 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,199 units per person in 1991.
- How does Hong Kong rank for capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency)?
- Hong Kong ranks 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capital Accounts International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.