Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 5.85 trillion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Hong Kong, 1991–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Hong Kong is 5.85 trillion, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Hong Kong peaked at 5.85 trillion in 2017 and was at its lowest, 482.77 billion, in 1991.
That places Hong Kong 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 482.77 billion | — |
| 1992 | 535.47 billion | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 608.86 billion | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 546.96 billion | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 648.53 billion | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 686.14 billion | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 575.54 billion | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 1.09 trillion | +89.3% |
| 1999 | 1.50 trillion | +37.6% |
| 2000 | 1.81 trillion | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 1.88 trillion | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.00 trillion | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.21 trillion | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 2.46 trillion | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 2.49 trillion | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.07 trillion | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 3.60 trillion | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 3.47 trillion | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.84 trillion | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 3.78 trillion | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.97 trillion | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.45 trillion | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 4.87 trillion | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 5.06 trillion | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.99 trillion | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.29 trillion | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 5.85 trillion | +10.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5.85 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.62 billion, 113.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5.85 trillion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 245.21 billion, 23.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +89.3% | 575.54 billion | 1.09 trillion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 741.37 billion | 482.77 billion | 1.50 trillion | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.68 trillion | 1.81 trillion | 3.84 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 trillion | 3.78 trillion | 5.85 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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Hong Kong?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Hong Kong was 5.85 trillion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 trillion in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 482.77 billion in 1991.
- How does Hong Kong rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Hong Kong ranks 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. 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 Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.