Claims on central government in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Claims on central government was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government in Hong Kong, China, 1992–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual growth as % of broad money.
Analysis
The most recent figure for claims on central government in Hong Kong, China is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government in Hong Kong, China peaked at 9.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 2016.
That places Hong Kong, China 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | annual growth as % of broad money | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -1.0% | — |
| 1993 | -0.6% | -40.8% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -573.1% |
| 1995 | -2.4% | -184.4% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -151.9% |
| 1997 | -1.9% | -251.5% |
| 1998 | -8.4% | +351.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -128.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -84.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +334.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +100.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -63.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -41.8% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | -248.1% |
| 2006 | -0.7% | -34.1% |
| 2007 | -3.8% | +460.4% |
| 2008 | -1.6% | -58.6% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -678.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -93.6% |
| 2011 | -1.4% | -345.4% |
| 2012 | -0.7% | -53.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -193.9% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -168.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -193.0% |
| 2016 | -13.4% | -3520.4% |
| 2017 | -1.6% | -88.0% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -61.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -180.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +141.2% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | -140.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -472.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -54.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +55.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -68.4% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 3.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government in Hong Kong, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -3520.4% | 0.4% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -8.4% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -3.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -13.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.5% | 1.8% | 6 |
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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 claims on central government in Hong Kong, China?
- Claims on central government in Hong Kong, China was 0.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest claims on central government recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for claims on central government?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.