Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 19.83 in 2031. ◆ Volatile
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Hong Kong, China, 2004–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 19.83 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2031. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 923.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 19.83 in 2031 and was at its lowest, 0.0519, in 2018.
Hong Kong, China ranks 25th of 26 countries on this measure, 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 GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.93 | — |
| 2005 | 1.71 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9911 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6621 | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6183 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5734 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5432 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5175 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0653 | -87.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0621 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0593 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0553 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2673 | +415.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9974 | +273.2% |
| 2021 | 1.94 | +94.3% |
| 2022 | 4.28 | +120.7% |
| 2023 | 6.33 | +48.1% |
| 2024 | 9.21 | +45.4% |
| 2025 | 11.85 | +28.7% |
| 2026 | 14.08 | +18.8% |
| 2027 | 15.64 | +11.1% |
| 2028 | 17.45 | +11.6% |
| 2029 | 18.36 | +5.2% |
| 2030 | 19.16 | +4.3% |
| 2031 | 19.83 | +3.5% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 19.83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.49, 37% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 19.83 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.15, 31% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Hong Kong, China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +415.2% | 0.0519 | 0.2673 |
| 2020 | +273.2% | 0.2673 | 0.9974 |
| 2022 | +120.7% | 1.94 | 4.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 | 0.6621 | 1.93 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2814 | 0.0519 | 0.6183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.01 | 0.9974 | 18.36 | 10 |
| 2030s | 19.49 | 19.16 | 19.83 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 22 Chinese Taipei 27.56 compare
- 23 Türkiye 27.49 compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 26.01 compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 1.23 compare
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 gdp in Hong Kong, China?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Hong Kong, China was 19.83 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.83 in 2031.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0519 in 2018.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 923.0%. 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 GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.