Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1.61 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Hong Kong, China stood at 1.61 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 135.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.61 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83,931 current LCU per person, in 1991.
That places Hong Kong, China 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83,931 current LCU per person | — |
| 1992 | 92,314 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 103,179 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 90,625 current LCU per person | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 105,348 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 106,618 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 88,690 current LCU per person | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 166,469 current LCU per person | +87.7% |
| 1999 | 226,861 current LCU per person | +36.3% |
| 2000 | 271,223 current LCU per person | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 279,779 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 296,314 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 328,734 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 362,030 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 365,194 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 448,095 current LCU per person | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 520,212 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 499,349 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 551,295 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 538,776 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 562,084 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 621,951 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 677,824 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 700,498 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 684,556 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 893,192 current LCU per person | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 1.61 million current LCU per person | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118,226 current LCU per person | 83,931 current LCU per person | 226,861 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 392,222 current LCU per person | 271,223 current LCU per person | 551,295 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,921 current LCU per person | 538,776 current LCU per person | 1.09 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million current LCU per person | 1.13 million current LCU per person | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 13 Somalia 1.79 million current LCU per person compare
- 14 Hungary 1.73 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Costa Rica 1.64 million current LCU per person compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 18 Chile 1.47 million current LCU per person compare
- 19 Macau, China 1.29 million current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Hong Kong, China was 1.61 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,931 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.