Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 3.94 units per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Hong Kong, 1991–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 3.94 units per US$ of GDP for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Hong Kong peaked at 3.94 units per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.946 units per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Hong Kong ranks 80th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.12 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 1.19 units per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.25 units per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.11 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 1.05 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.09 units per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.946 units per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9473 units per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 units per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.24 units per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 1.45 units per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 2.01 units per US$ of GDP | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2 units per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 1.74 units per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 1.79 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.89 units per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.99 units per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.73 units per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 2.79 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.79 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.02 units per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 3.11 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.26 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.43 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.74 units per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 3.94 units per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 3.94 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8074 units per US$ of GDP, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 3.94 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.51 units per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 units per US$ of GDP | 0.946 units per US$ of GDP | 1.25 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.81 units per US$ of GDP | 1.08 units per US$ of GDP | 2.73 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 units per US$ of GDP | 2.79 units per US$ of GDP | 3.94 units per US$ of GDP | 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 unit in Hong Kong?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Hong Kong was 3.94 units per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 units per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.946 units per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Hong Kong rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Hong Kong ranks 80th out of 158 countries with data for 2017.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.