Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate was -0.5027 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded -0.5027 % change on previous year for total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 95.7% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China peaked at 55.45 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -14.47 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Hong Kong, China 120th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -150.2% |
| 2001 | 10.86 % change on previous year | -300.4% |
| 2002 | -0.3471 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 2003 | -2.62 % change on previous year | +653.6% |
| 2004 | -11.96 % change on previous year | +357.3% |
| 2005 | -12.3 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2006 | -6.28 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2007 | -0.5757 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 2008 | 12.79 % change on previous year | -2321.2% |
| 2009 | 55.45 % change on previous year | +333.7% |
| 2012 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 2013 | -9.18 % change on previous year | -413.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2015 | 11.94 % change on previous year | +312.2% |
| 2016 | 8.91 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 2018 | -8.8 % change on previous year | -359.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -198.8% |
| 2020 | 19.15 % change on previous year | +120.1% |
| 2021 | -14.47 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 2022 | -11.59 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 2023 | -0.5027 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's -0.5027 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.99 % change on previous year. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's -0.5027 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25 % change on previous year. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2321.2% | -0.5757 % change on previous year | 12.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.79 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.96 % change on previous year | -12.3 % change on previous year | 55.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 % change on previous year | -9.18 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | -1.85 % change on previous year | -14.47 % change on previous year | 19.15 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 117 Solomon Islands -0.3272 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Fiji -0.4843 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Antigua and Barbuda -0.4859 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Colombia -0.661 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Peru -0.9173 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Nigeria -1.26 % change on previous year compare
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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China?
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China was -0.5027 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 55.45 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.47 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 120th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total reserves in months of imports. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Total reserves in months of imports. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.