Human development index vs gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.955 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.955
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.961
in 2021
All-time low
0.755
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index vs gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China is 0.955, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.961 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.755, in 1990.
That places Hong Kong, China 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.755 | — |
| 1991 | 0.764 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.773 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.784 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.793 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.808 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.817 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.823 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.83 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.839 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.847 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.854 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.861 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.866 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.872 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.879 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.891 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.907 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.909 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.912 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.918 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.923 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.928 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.932 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.937 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.94 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.946 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.952 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.961 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.95 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.955 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7947 | 0.755 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8725 | 0.839 | 0.909 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.934 | 0.912 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.954 | 0.95 | 0.961 | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 46,450 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 7.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 422,235 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 12,091 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China was 0.955 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 2021.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.755 in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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