Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 0.0626 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Hong Kong, China is 0.0626, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 30.81 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0626, in 2015.
That places Hong Kong, China 188th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.21 | — |
| 2002 | 27.24 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 29.26 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 30.81 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.42 | -95.4% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8638 | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.678 | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6333 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5816 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5523 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5262 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0664 | -87.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0626 | -5.8% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0.0626 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.98, 0% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0.0626 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.64, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.08 | 0.678 | 30.81 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4037 | 0.0626 | 0.6333 | 6 |
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More external debt data for Hong Kong, China
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.73 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 11.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 1.21 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 230,228 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 4.04 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 1.02 trillion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 0.536 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.2298 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 161,882 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Hong Kong, China?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Hong Kong, China was 0.0626 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 30.81 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0626 in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 188th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.