Contingent short-term net: Guidelines … Contingent month Up 1 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Contingent short-term net: Guidelines … Contingent month Up 1 was -1.39 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Hong Kong, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Hong Kong stood at -1.39 billion.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Hong Kong peaked at -240.00 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.43 billion, in 2020.
That places Hong Kong 42nd out of 56 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.
Contingent short-term net: Guidelines … Contingent month Up 1 in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -248.00 million | — |
| 2001 | -240.00 million | -3.2% |
| 2002 | -262.00 million | +9.2% |
| 2003 | -283.00 million | +8.0% |
| 2004 | -296.00 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | -279.00 million | -5.7% |
| 2006 | -294.00 million | +5.4% |
| 2007 | -309.00 million | +5.1% |
| 2008 | -301.00 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | -306.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | -871.00 million | +184.6% |
| 2011 | -868.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | -869.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | -871.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -819.00 million | -6.0% |
| 2015 | -783.00 million | -4.4% |
| 2016 | -760.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | -806.00 million | +6.1% |
| 2018 | -1.40 billion | +73.4% |
| 2019 | -1.40 billion | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -1.43 billion | +2.4% |
| 2021 | -1.41 billion | -1.7% |
| 2022 | -1.37 billion | -2.7% |
| 2023 | -1.37 billion | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -1.35 billion | -1.7% |
| 2025 | -1.39 billion | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contingent short-term net: Guidelines … Contingent month Up 1 in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -184.6% | -306.00 million | -871.00 million |
| 2018 | -73.4% | -806.00 million | -1.40 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -281.80 million | -309.00 million | -240.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -944.10 million | -1.40 billion | -760.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.38 billion | -1.43 billion | -1.35 billion | 6 |
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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 contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Hong Kong?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Hong Kong was -1.39 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was -240.00 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 billion in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Hong Kong ranks 42nd out of 56 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Up to 1 month (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.