Tourism contribution to GDP in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Tourism contribution to GDP was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Hong Kong, China, 2008–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tourism contribution to gdp in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 390.4% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 5.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Hong Kong, China ranks 99th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.8% | — |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -90.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -76.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +390.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 |
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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 tourism contribution to gdp in Hong Kong, China?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Hong Kong, China was 0.4% in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 99th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.