Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average was 9.75 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Hong Kong, China, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2025, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Hong Kong, China stood at 9.75 Percentage of taxable income. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Hong Kong, China peaked at 11.66 Percentage of taxable income in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.75 Percentage of taxable income, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong, China 90th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.66 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 11.36 Percentage of taxable income | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.23 Percentage of taxable income | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8 Percentage of taxable income | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.78 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.77 Percentage of taxable income | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.47 Percentage of taxable income | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 9.86 Percentage of taxable income | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 9.75 Percentage of taxable income | -1.2% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 9.75 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.64 Percentage of taxable income, 45% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 9.75 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.84 Percentage of taxable income, 36% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.42 Percentage of taxable income | 11.23 Percentage of taxable income | 11.66 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.4 Percentage of taxable income | 9.75 Percentage of taxable income | 10.8 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.33 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 88 Liechtenstein 9.98 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 89 Macau, China 9.75 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 91 Qatar 8.98 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 92 Bahamas 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Guernsey 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 British Virgin Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Cayman Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Isle of Man 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Jersey 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
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 effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Hong Kong, China?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Hong Kong, China was 9.75 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.66 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.75 Percentage of taxable income in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 90th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.