Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate was 3.56 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Hong Kong, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 3.56 % change on previous year for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 252.4% on the previous year and up 175.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Hong Kong peaked at 30.31 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -14.99 % change on previous year, in 1998.
That places Hong Kong 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 9.56 % change on previous year | -420.0% |
| 1993 | 20.96 % change on previous year | +119.3% |
| 1994 | 24.99 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 8.6 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 1996 | 18.02 % change on previous year | +109.5% |
| 1997 | 18.67 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1998 | -14.99 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 1999 | -8.25 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 2000 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3811 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2002 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +212.0% |
| 2003 | -0.9136 % change on previous year | -176.8% |
| 2004 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -652.8% |
| 2005 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5421 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2007 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +281.7% |
| 2008 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +51.6% |
| 2009 | 30.31 % change on previous year | +866.2% |
| 2010 | 27.48 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 15.47 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 2012 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 2013 | 16.19 % change on previous year | +623.6% |
| 2014 | 12.05 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 2015 | -4.73 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2016 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2017 | 15.67 % change on previous year | -1059.7% |
| 2018 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2019 | 10.36 % change on previous year | +123.7% |
| 2020 | 5.86 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +252.4% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 3.56 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.69 % change on previous year, 96% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 3.56 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.35 % change on previous year, 67% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1059.7% | -1.63 % change on previous year | 15.67 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +866.2% | 3.14 % change on previous year | 30.31 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.28 % change on previous year | -14.99 % change on previous year | 24.99 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.92 % change on previous year | -0.9136 % change on previous year | 30.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.77 % change on previous year | -4.73 % change on previous year | 27.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 135 Singapore 3.72 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Chile 3.69 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Australia 3.66 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Switzerland 3.56 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Jordan 3.38 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Jamaica 3.29 % change on previous year 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 net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Hong Kong?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Hong Kong was 3.56 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 30.31 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.99 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.3%. 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 Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.