Stocks traded, total value in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Stocks traded, total value was 1,372.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Hong Kong, China, 1975–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stocks traded, total value in Hong Kong, China is 1,372.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 87.0% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1,372.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1977.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stocks traded, total value in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.8% | — |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -58.4% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +113.8% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -43.5% |
| 1986 | 37.3% | +1285.0% |
| 1987 | 89.7% | +140.6% |
| 1988 | 39.2% | -56.3% |
| 1989 | 50.3% | +28.1% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 75.2% | +73.7% |
| 1993 | 109.8% | +45.9% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 104.1% | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 255.4% | +145.4% |
| 1998 | 121.9% | -52.3% |
| 1999 | 137.3% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 217.3% | +58.2% |
| 2001 | 140.6% | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 107.6% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 169.1% | +57.2% |
| 2004 | 238.8% | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 232.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 390.4% | +68.3% |
| 2007 | 952.7% | +144.0% |
| 2008 | 715.2% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 660.3% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 650.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 578.2% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 410.0% | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 459.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 497.8% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 668.6% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 421.1% | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 572.3% | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 626.6% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 501.9% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 889.8% | +77.3% |
| 2021 | 1,102.6% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 794.3% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 598.6% | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 733.8% | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 1,372.4% | +87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 2.7% | 89.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 105.1% | 43.3% | 255.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 382.4% | 107.6% | 952.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 538.7% | 410.0% | 668.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 915.3% | 598.6% | 1,372.4% | 6 |
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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 stocks traded, total value in Hong Kong, China?
- Stocks traded, total value in Hong Kong, China was 1,372.4% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,372.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1977.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.