International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 1.03 million US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Hong Kong, 1997–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Hong Kong is 1.03 million US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Hong Kong peaked at 1.03 million US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,370 US dollar per person, in 1998.
Hong Kong ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3,554 US dollar per person | — |
| 1998 | 3,370 US dollar per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 3,639 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 178,008 US dollar per person | +4792.0% |
| 2001 | 167,233 US dollar per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 160,902 US dollar per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 185,691 US dollar per person | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 210,946 US dollar per person | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 228,969 US dollar per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 292,144 US dollar per person | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 405,968 US dollar per person | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 337,364 US dollar per person | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 382,409 US dollar per person | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 425,384 US dollar per person | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 438,171 US dollar per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 484,655 US dollar per person | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 523,247 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 577,714 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 598,545 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 628,231 US dollar per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 741,036 US dollar per person | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 728,760 US dollar per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 751,444 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 840,980 US dollar per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 863,524 US dollar per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 826,440 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 819,937 US dollar per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 891,069 US dollar per person | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 1.03 million US dollar per person | +15.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1.03 million US dollar per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 56,632 US dollar per person, 18.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1.03 million US dollar per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,794 US dollar per person, 95.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4792.0% | 3,639 US dollar per person | 178,008 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,521 US dollar per person | 3,370 US dollar per person | 3,639 US dollar per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 254,963 US dollar per person | 160,902 US dollar per person | 405,968 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 589,719 US dollar per person | 425,384 US dollar per person | 751,444 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 878,658 US dollar per person | 819,937 US dollar per person | 1.03 million US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 3 Ireland 1.82 million US dollar per person compare
- 4 Malta 1.28 million US dollar per person compare
- 5 Singapore 1.13 million US dollar per person compare
- 7 Switzerland 741,371 US dollar per person compare
- 8 Netherlands 677,027 US dollar per person compare
- 9 Norway 587,419 US dollar per person compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- 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 international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Hong Kong?
- International investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Hong Kong was 1.03 million US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,370 US dollar per person in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Hong Kong ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- International Investment Position International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.