GDP growth in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: GDP growth was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Hong Kong, China, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 3.5% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Hong Kong, China peaked at 16.2% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -6.5%, in 2020.
That places Hong Kong, China 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14.3% | — |
| 1963 | 15.8% | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | -45.3% |
| 1965 | 14.6% | +69.7% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -87.7% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +111.9% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | +233.9% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 7.3% | -20.8% |
| 1972 | 10.6% | +45.5% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -80.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -79.6% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | +3185.2% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -27.5% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | -29.5% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +39.9% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -68.1% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +102.6% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +66.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -92.4% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | +1360.4% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -36.5% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -73.2% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +68.2% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +48.9% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -60.7% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +79.4% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +19.8% |
| 1998 | -5.9% | -215.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -142.6% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +205.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -92.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +195.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +84.5% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +184.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -67.1% |
| 2009 | -2.5% | -215.6% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -375.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -28.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -64.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +82.4% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +74.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | -1.7% | -158.7% |
| 2020 | -6.5% | +291.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -198.6% |
| 2022 | -3.7% | -157.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -185.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -16.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 1.6% | 15.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 0.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 0.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -5.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | -2.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -1.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -6.5% | 6.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.4813 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0729 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 3,347 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,914 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 502.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0088 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 26,122 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Hong Kong, China?
- Gdp growth in Hong Kong, China was 3.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1976.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.5% in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for gdp growth?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.