Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) was 1.22 trillion in 2017. ▲ Rising
Capital Accounts in Hong Kong, 1991–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.22 trillion for capital accounts in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital accounts in Hong Kong peaked at 1.22 trillion in 2017 and was at its lowest, 162.20 billion, in 1991.
Hong Kong ranks 30th of 155 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 162.20 billion | — |
| 1992 | 197.50 billion | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 232.39 billion | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 238.81 billion | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 292.75 billion | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 326.77 billion | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 360.55 billion | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 395.89 billion | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 444.89 billion | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 471.20 billion | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 506.86 billion | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 534.90 billion | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 573.75 billion | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 638.19 billion | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 677.74 billion | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 756.94 billion | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 879.45 billion | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 705.08 billion | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 827.81 billion | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 914.52 billion | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 918.83 billion | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 trillion | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.12 trillion | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 trillion | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 930.80 billion | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 958.82 billion | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.22 trillion | +26.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1.22 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.59 billion, 20.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1.22 trillion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 523.30 billion, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 294.64 billion | 162.20 billion | 444.89 billion | 9 |
| 2000s | 657.19 billion | 471.20 billion | 879.45 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 trillion | 914.52 billion | 1.22 trillion | 8 |
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 capital accounts in Hong Kong?
- Capital accounts in Hong Kong was 1.22 trillion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital accounts recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 trillion in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital accounts recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.20 billion in 1991.
- How does Hong Kong rank for capital accounts?
- Hong Kong ranks 30th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital accounts rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.