Hong Kong SAR, China — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Hong Kong SAR, China, 1962–2025.
GDP growth for Hong Kong SAR, China was 3.49% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 64 years, from 1962 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 16.16% in 1976. The lowest was -6.54% in 2020 (about -1.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.21% per year.
Hong Kong SAR, China ranks 98 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Hong Kong SAR, China sits below it. It peaked in 1976 and has fallen 78% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 46%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 19 of 36 economies; Fiji (3.20%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3185% in 1976. That is 155% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 7th of 112 in 1962 → 25th of 119 in 1970 → 19th of 152 in 1980 → 75th of 176 in 1990 → 28th of 199 in 2000 → 50th of 209 in 2010 → 139th of 209 in 2020 → 88th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1962 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.49% | +0.9 pp |
| 2024 | 2.63% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 3.15% | +6.8 pp |
| 2022 | -3.69% | -10.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.45% | +13.0 pp |
| 2020 | -6.54% | -4.9 pp |
| 2019 | -1.67% | -4.5 pp |
| 2018 | 2.85% | -0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 2.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.39% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 2.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -3.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.81% | -2.0 pp |
| 2010 | 6.77% | +9.2 pp |
| 2009 | -2.46% | -4.6 pp |
| 2008 | 2.13% | -4.3 pp |
| 2007 | 6.46% | -0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 7.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 7.39% | -1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +5.6 pp |
| 2003 | 3.06% | +1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 1.66% | +1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.56% | -7.1 pp |
| 2000 | 7.66% | +5.2 pp |
| 1999 | 2.51% | +8.4 pp |
| 1998 | -5.88% | -11.0 pp |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 4.26% | +1.9 pp |
| 1995 | 2.37% | -3.7 pp |
| 1994 | 6.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 6.24% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +1.9 pp |
| 1990 | 3.83% | +1.6 pp |
| 1989 | 2.28% | -6.2 pp |
| 1988 | 8.51% | -4.9 pp |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +2.3 pp |
| 1986 | 11.06% | +10.3 pp |
| 1985 | 0.76% | -9.2 pp |
| 1984 | 9.97% | +4.0 pp |
| 1983 | 5.98% | +3.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.95% | -6.3 pp |
| 1981 | 9.26% | -0.8 pp |
| 1980 | 10.11% | -1.4 pp |
| 1979 | 11.56% | +3.3 pp |
| 1978 | 8.26% | -3.5 pp |
| 1977 | 11.73% | -4.4 pp |
| 1976 | 16.16% | +15.7 pp |
| 1975 | 0.49% | -1.9 pp |
| 1974 | 2.42% | -9.9 pp |
| 1973 | 12.28% | +1.7 pp |
| 1972 | 10.61% | +3.3 pp |
| 1971 | 7.29% | -1.9 pp |
| 1970 | 9.21% | -2.1 pp |
| 1969 | 11.34% | +7.9 pp |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +1.8 pp |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 1.79% | -12.8 pp |
| 1965 | 14.64% | +6.0 pp |
| 1964 | 8.63% | -7.1 pp |
| 1963 | 15.76% | +1.5 pp |
| 1962 | 14.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Hong Kong SAR, China’s GDP growth in 1963?
15.76% (1963). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Hong Kong SAR, China’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1962 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -75.6% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.49%; 2024: 2.63%; 2023: 3.15%; 2022: -3.69%; 2021: 6.45%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.