Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China, 1997–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.43 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5236 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0.5308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5809 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5953 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6196 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6412 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6933 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6884 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6287 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6547 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.659 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7488 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +53.1% |
| 2010 | 1.12 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.14 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.13 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.26 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.17 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.22 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.43 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 1.35 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.12 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 8.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +53.1% | 0.7488 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5451 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5809 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5953 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.09 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.26 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.43 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China was 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5236 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 4th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.