Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 5.61 National currency per US dollar in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 5.61 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Hong Kong, China peaked at 7.96 National currency per US dollar in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.14 National currency per US dollar, in 2010.
Hong Kong, China ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.76 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 6.08 National currency per US dollar | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 6.53 National currency per US dollar | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 6.93 National currency per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 7.21 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 7.36 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 7.65 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 7.95 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 7.96 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 7.53 National currency per US dollar | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 7.11 National currency per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 6.83 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5 National currency per US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 5.99 National currency per US dollar | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 5.62 National currency per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.44 National currency per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.25 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.27 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.24 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.19 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.14 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.23 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.46 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 5.57 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.73 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.87 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.98 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.07 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.25 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.19 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.15 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.87 National currency per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 5.57 National currency per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.54 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.61 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 5.61 National currency per US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 National currency per US dollar, 5.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 5.61 National currency per US dollar is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4 National currency per US dollar, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.09 National currency per US dollar | 5.76 National currency per US dollar | 7.96 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 National currency per US dollar | 5.19 National currency per US dollar | 7.11 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 National currency per US dollar | 5.14 National currency per US dollar | 6.25 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 National currency per US dollar | 5.54 National currency per US dollar | 6.15 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 21 South Africa 7.43 National currency per US dollar compare
- 22 Zambia 7.37 National currency per US dollar compare
- 23 Denmark 6.12 National currency per US dollar compare
- 25 Morocco 3.96 National currency per US dollar compare
- 26 Israel 3.49 National currency per US dollar compare
- 27 China 3.4 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Hong Kong, China?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Hong Kong, China was 5.61 National currency per US dollar in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 National currency per US dollar in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 National currency per US dollar in 2010.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org