Stock market capitalization to GDP in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 1,777.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Hong Kong, China, 1975–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market capitalization to gdp in Hong Kong, China is 1,777.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.7% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1,777.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1983.
That places Hong Kong, China 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 80.6% | — |
| 1976 | 90.9% | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 67.0% | -26.3% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 98.6% | +39.7% |
| 1980 | 135.2% | +37.0% |
| 1981 | 125.5% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 67.2% | -46.5% |
| 1983 | 65.4% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 70.5% | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 96.9% | +37.5% |
| 1986 | 131.1% | +35.3% |
| 1987 | 106.8% | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 124.6% | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 112.8% | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 108.4% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 137.0% | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 164.9% | +20.4% |
| 1993 | 319.9% | +94.0% |
| 1994 | 198.4% | -38.0% |
| 1995 | 210.0% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 281.3% | +34.0% |
| 1997 | 233.1% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 203.4% | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 366.9% | +80.3% |
| 2000 | 363.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 298.7% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 278.4% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 442.8% | +59.1% |
| 2004 | 509.4% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 581.0% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 886.1% | +52.5% |
| 2007 | 1,254.5% | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 606.0% | -51.7% |
| 2009 | 1,076.9% | +77.7% |
| 2010 | 1,185.9% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 908.6% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 1,078.3% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 1,124.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,109.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,029.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 995.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,274.8% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 1,055.8% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 1,349.5% | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 1,777.5% | +31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.5% | 67.0% | 98.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 103.6% | 65.4% | 135.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 222.3% | 108.4% | 366.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 629.7% | 278.4% | 1,254.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,111.1% | 908.6% | 1,349.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,777.5% | 1,777.5% | 1,777.5% | 1 |
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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 stock market capitalization to gdp in Hong Kong, China?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Hong Kong, China was 1,777.5% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,777.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1983.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).