Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.45 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Hong Kong, 1992–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Hong Kong stood at 2.45.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.0% on the previous year and up 29,250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Hong Kong peaked at 7.29 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0083, in 2015.
Hong Kong ranks 62nd of 89 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.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.83 | — |
| 1993 | 3.17 | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 4.28 | +35.0% |
| 1995 | 5.73 | +33.9% |
| 1996 | 5.04 | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 6.43 | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 7.29 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 5.35 | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 5.93 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 3.29 | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 1.62 | -50.9% |
| 2003 | 0.75 | -53.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2575 | -65.7% |
| 2005 | 2.69 | +943.7% |
| 2006 | 3.64 | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 3.13 | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7058 | -77.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0658 | -90.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2333 | +254.4% |
| 2011 | 0.135 | -42.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1208 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1175 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0817 | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 | -89.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2458 | +2850.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4933 | +100.7% |
| 2018 | 1.32 | +166.9% |
| 2019 | 1.75 | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4058 | -76.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0375 | -90.8% |
| 2022 | 1.58 | +4120.0% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | +143.9% |
| 2024 | 4.01 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 2.45 | -39.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 2.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 2.45 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.76, 89% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +4120.0% | 0.0375 | 1.58 |
| 2016 | +2850.0% | 0.0083 | 0.2458 |
| 2005 | +943.7% | 0.2575 | 2.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 | 3.17 | 7.29 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.21 | 0.0658 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4498 | 0.0083 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 0.0375 | 4.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 59 Algeria 2.71 compare
- 60 Nepal 2.66 compare
- 61 Seychelles 2.46 compare
- 63 Spain 2.03 compare
- 64 Greece 2 compare
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 1.98 compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 1.98 compare
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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Hong Kong?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Hong Kong was 2.45 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 in 1998.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Hong Kong ranks 62nd out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29,250.0%. 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 Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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