Hong Kong SAR, China — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Hong Kong SAR, China, 1982–2025.
Inflation for Hong Kong SAR, China was 1.44% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 44 years, from 1982 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.16% in 1991. The lowest was -4.01% in 1999 (about -2.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.62% per year.
Hong Kong SAR, China ranks 142 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Hong Kong SAR, China sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 52%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 18 of 28 economies; Malaysia (1.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 525% in 2021. That is 25% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 49th of 115 in 1982 → 54th of 131 in 1990 → 162nd of 163 in 2000 → 122nd of 186 in 2010 → 138th of 178 in 2020 → 126th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1982 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.44% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 1.73% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 1.88% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 1.57% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 0.25% | -2.6 pp |
| 2019 | 2.88% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 2.41% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 1.49% | -0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 2.41% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 2.99% | -1.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 4.05% | -1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5.31% | +3.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.29% | +1.7 pp |
| 2009 | 0.58% | -3.7 pp |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 0.83% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | -0.27% | +2.4 pp |
| 2003 | -2.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | -2.98% | -1.3 pp |
| 2001 | -1.66% | +2.0 pp |
| 2000 | -3.69% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | -4.01% | -6.9 pp |
| 1998 | 2.91% | -2.9 pp |
| 1997 | 5.78% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 6.28% | -2.8 pp |
| 1995 | 9.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 8.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 8.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 9.65% | -1.5 pp |
| 1991 | 11.16% | +0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 10.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 10.18% | +2.3 pp |
| 1988 | 7.89% | +2.2 pp |
| 1987 | 5.65% | +2.3 pp |
| 1986 | 3.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -5.1 pp |
| 1984 | 8.65% | -1.2 pp |
| 1983 | 9.89% | -1.1 pp |
| 1982 | 10.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Hong Kong SAR, China’s Inflation in 1983?
9.89% (1983). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1982 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -86.9% in total — about 4.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 1.44%; 2024: 1.73%; 2023: 2.1%; 2022: 1.88%; 2021: 1.57%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.