Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, 2004–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong is 0.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong peaked at 1.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Hong Kong 104th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.2% | — |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +88.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +41.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -30.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 7% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 46% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +88.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 2017 | +41.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2020 | -30.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong was 0.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 104th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.