Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita was 12 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, 1964–2016
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 12 for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 41 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1973.
That places Hong Kong 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 15 | — |
| 1965 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 19 | +35.7% |
| 1977 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 21 | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 28 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34 | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 41 | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 29 | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 39 | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 41 | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29 | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 20 | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 1970s | 16 | 12 | 20 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4 | 17 | 24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.9 | 17 | 41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9 | 29 | 41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.29 | 12 | 41 | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,840 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.4316 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 24,591 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9145 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 49,636 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong?
- Economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong was 12 in 2016, according to Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 1998.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1973.
- How does Hong Kong rank for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.