Economic Indicators for Hong Kong SAR


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance9.1410.1814.991.39Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index142.61139.68142.6128.99
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.101.8811.16-4.01Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate5.775.1010.005.00%
Interest rates2.523.3613.13-2.33Percentage (%)
Human Capital Index0.810.820.820.78Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered104,120.00110,840.00174,031.0081,974.00Number
Time required to start a business1.501.5011.001.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse69.0072.00216.0069.00Days
Exports of goods and services176.76194.49221.6183.36Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services176.04190.39221.0176.83Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP3823593829USD Billions
GDP Growth3.22-3.6816.16-6.54Percentage (%)
Hospital beds4.894.115.044.02Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.321.271.320.67Per 1,000 people
Labor force3,876,169.003,809,585.004,038,115.002,876,278.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.723.314.462.33Percentage (%)
Fertility rate0.700.772.970.70Total
Population8885Thousands