Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Hong Kong, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Hong Kong stood at 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Hong Kong peaked at 1.43 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5952 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
That places Hong Kong 3rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5952 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.6195 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6932 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6882 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6285 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6545 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +53.2% |
| 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 | -0.1% |
| 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 | -3.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 11.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2664 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +53.2% | 0.7485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7074 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5952 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
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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Hong Kong?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Hong Kong was 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5952 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.