Domestic credit to private sector in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Domestic credit to private sector was 222.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Hong Kong, China is 222.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Hong Kong, China peaked at 264.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 129.5%, in 1992.
That places Hong Kong, China 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 160.5% | — |
| 1991 | 137.3% | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 129.5% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 134.9% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 143.5% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 149.4% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 156.7% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 169.3% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 166.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 152.8% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 150.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 149.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 145.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 146.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 144.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 143.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 136.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 136.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 140.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 155.4% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 185.6% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 202.3% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 198.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 218.2% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 233.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 207.9% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 214.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 223.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 219.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 236.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 258.9% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 259.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 264.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 248.8% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 230.2% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 222.6% | -3.3% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 222.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 3.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 222.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.3%, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150.1% | 129.5% | 169.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 144.8% | 136.7% | 155.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.0% | 185.6% | 236.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.4% | 222.6% | 264.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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 domestic credit to private sector in Hong Kong, China?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Hong Kong, China was 222.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 264.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.5% in 1992.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.