Asia ยท HKD ยท HKMA
๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong SAR
Hong Kong SARโs $427B economy grew 3.6% in 2025; the IMF projects 3.8% for 2026. Inflation is 1.7% (Jul 2026) against a 4.25% policy rate.
$427B
GDP in 2025, current US dollars ยท #41 of 56 tracked economies
3.6%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 3.8% for 2026
1.7%
Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Jul 2026
4.25%
HKMA policy rate, โ25 bp over 12 months
Unemployment ยท 2025
3.6%
0.6 ppvs 2024
Government debt
12.1%
2.9 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
12.3%
Surplus ยท % of GDP
Population
7.5M
GDP per capita $56.9K
Scorecard
Hong Kong SAR among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$427B#41/56
- Growth3.6%#21/56
- Per capita$56.9K#15/56
- Inflation1.7%#50/56
- Jobless3.6%#35/50
- Debt/GDP12.1%#56/56
- Budget-4.5%#37/56
- Curr. acct12.3%#5/56
- Policy rate4.25%#17/45
- Population7.5M#50/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1๐น๐ผTaiwan8.8%
- 2๐ป๐ณVietnam8.0%
- 3๐ฎ๐ณIndia7.8%
- 4๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5๐ฒ๐พMalaysia5.2%
- 6๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia5.1%
- 7๐จ๐ณChina5.0%
- 8๐ธ๐ฌSingapore5.0%
- 9๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia4.6%
- 10๐ต๐ญPhilippines4.4%
- 11๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael3.5%
- 13๐ง๐ฉBangladesh3.5%
- 14๐ต๐ฐPakistan3.2%
- 15๐น๐ญThailand2.4%
- 16๐ฏ๐ตJapan1.2%
- 17๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) ยท BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) ยท World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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