Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.3%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
157th
of 184 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 2022
All-time low
4.0%
in 1965
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China stood at 12.3%.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 13.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1965.
That places Hong Kong, China 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.5% | — |
| 1961 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 4.7% | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -9.3% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 12.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 58% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 12.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.6%, 70% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China was 12.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1965.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.