Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square was 1.28 billion units per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square in Hong Kong, 1991–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.28 billion units per square kilometre for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 236.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square in Hong Kong peaked at 1.28 billion units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 100.70 million units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Hong Kong ranks 6th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 100.70 million units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 125.81 million units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1993 | 152.12 million units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 152.22 million units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 143.99 million units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 166.07 million units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 159.79 million units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 152.37 million units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 175.82 million units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 175.77 million units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 200.84 million units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 228.93 million units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 308.63 million units per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 354.65 million units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 300.67 million units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 330.64 million units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 380.72 million units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 414.57 million units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 557.34 million units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 608.49 million units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 659.34 million units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 754.36 million units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 817.52 million units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 904.31 million units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 billion units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.14 billion units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.28 billion units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1.28 billion units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.83 million units per square kilometre, 335.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1.28 billion units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.46 million units per square kilometre, 521.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.66 million units per square kilometre | 100.70 million units per square kilometre | 175.82 million units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 325.28 million units per square kilometre | 175.77 million units per square kilometre | 557.34 million units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 897.27 million units per square kilometre | 608.49 million units per square kilometre | 1.28 billion units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 3 San Marino 8.12 billion units per square kilometre compare
- 4 South Korea 1.36 billion units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Japan 1.35 billion units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Lebanon 1.04 billion units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Iran 970.62 million units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 441.59 million units per square kilometre 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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square in Hong Kong?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square in Hong Kong was 1.28 billion units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 billion units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.70 million units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Hong Kong rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square?
- Hong Kong ranks 6th out of 158 countries with data for 2017.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per square rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.