Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 182,082 units per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Hong Kong, 1991–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Hong Kong stood at 182,082 units per person. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 215.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 182,082 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,332 units per person, in 1991.
That places Hong Kong 29th out of 160 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17,332 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 21,473 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 25,520 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 24,969 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 24,559 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 27,096 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 25,855 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 24,450 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 27,944 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 27,691 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 31,408 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 35,642 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 48,146 units per person | +35.1% |
| 2004 | 54,895 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 46,337 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 50,629 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 57,800 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 62,563 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 83,928 units per person | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 90,960 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 97,900 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 110,779 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 119,572 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 131,340 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 145,471 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 163,423 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 182,082 units per person | +11.4% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 182,082 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,161 units per person, 6.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 182,082 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34,591 units per person, 5.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,355 units per person | 17,332 units per person | 27,944 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 49,904 units per person | 27,691 units per person | 83,928 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,191 units per person | 90,960 units per person | 182,082 units per person | 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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Hong Kong?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Hong Kong was 182,082 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 182,082 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,332 units per person in 1991.
- How does Hong Kong rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 29th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.