Liquid liabilities to GDP in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 438.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Hong Kong, 1991–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Hong Kong stood at 438.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Hong Kong peaked at 454.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 160.6%, in 1994.
That places Hong Kong 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 175.7% | — |
| 1992 | 163.3% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 162.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 160.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 166.7% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 169.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 166.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 193.8% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 213.5% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 224.4% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 226.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 232.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 254.5% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 260.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 251.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 274.8% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 297.4% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 299.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 324.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 325.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 328.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 336.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 350.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 361.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 362.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 376.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 387.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 386.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 403.3% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 454.6% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 438.8% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174.6% | 160.6% | 213.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 264.6% | 224.4% | 324.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 361.8% | 325.4% | 403.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 446.7% | 438.8% | 454.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Hong Kong?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Hong Kong was 438.8% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 454.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 160.6% in 1994.
- How does Hong Kong rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.