Hong Kong SAR China
GDP growth in Hong Kong SAR China
GDP growth in Hong Kong SAR China: 10.3% a year in 1980 and 3.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 3.6% a year
- Since 1980
- −6.7 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 64 of 143
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 2.2% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.2% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 13.4% a year in 1987, the lowest -6.5% a year in 2020.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Hong Kong SAR China |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | -3.7 |
| 2021 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | -6.5 |
| 2019 | -1.7 |
| 2018 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | 2.4 |
| 2014 | 2.8 |
| 2013 | 3.1 |
| 2012 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | -2.5 |
| 2008 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 8.7 |
| 2003 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 2.5 |
| 1998 | -5.9 |
| 1997 | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1993 | 6.2 |
| 1992 | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 5.7 |
| 1990 | 3.8 |
| 1989 | 2.3 |
| 1988 | 8.5 |
| 1987 | 13.4 |
| 1986 | 11.1 |
| 1985 | 0.7 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1982 | 2.9 |
| 1981 | 9.2 |
| 1980 | 10.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Hong Kong SAR China |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.8 |
| 2027 | 2.8 |
| 2028 | 1.8 |
| 2029 | 1.9 |
| 2030 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.2 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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