Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 10.51 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Hong Kong, China, 1992–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 10.51 % change on previous year for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in 2017.
The figure is up 73.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 89.27 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -16.12 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Hong Kong, China ranks 80th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.92 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 13.71 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 1994 | -10.17 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 1995 | 18.57 % change on previous year | -282.7% |
| 1996 | 5.8 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 1997 | -16.12 % change on previous year | -378.0% |
| 1998 | 89.27 % change on previous year | -653.8% |
| 1999 | 37.59 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2000 | 20.61 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2001 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 2002 | 6.38 % change on previous year | +62.9% |
| 2003 | 10.72 % change on previous year | +68.1% |
| 2004 | 10.99 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 2006 | 23.49 % change on previous year | +1685.5% |
| 2007 | 17.1 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2008 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 2009 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -409.8% |
| 2010 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2011 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -424.4% |
| 2012 | 11.88 % change on previous year | +136.2% |
| 2013 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 2015 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 2016 | 6.05 % change on previous year | -519.7% |
| 2017 | 10.51 % change on previous year | +73.8% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 10.51 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -3.47 % change on previous year. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 10.51 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.01 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1685.5% | 1.32 % change on previous year | 23.49 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7 % change on previous year | -16.12 % change on previous year | 89.27 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.17 % change on previous year | -3.43 % change on previous year | 23.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | 11.88 % change on previous year | 8 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Hong Kong, China?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Hong Kong, China was 10.51 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 89.27 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.12 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.