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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Hong Kong: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Hong Kong is placed 37th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 68,725 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 14.93 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
37th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 68,725GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 14.93Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 1.162Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 97.31Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Hong Kong on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
68,725
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Hong Kong: 68,725. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Eastern Asia
- 117,098 Macau
- Land neighbours
- China 25,067
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Hong Kong’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
14.93
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Hong Kong: 14.93. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Eastern Asia
- 83.21 Japan
- Land neighbours
- China 29.49
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
1.162
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 15th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Hong Kong: 1.162. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Eastern Asia
- 1.729 Japan
- Land neighbours
- China 1.271
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
97.31
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Hong Kong: 97.31. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Eastern Asia
- 98.52 Japan
- Land neighbours
- China 89.38
02Over time
Which way Hong Kong is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
Hong KongWorld median
Hong Kong rose from 39,849 in 2000 to 68,725 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Hong Kong World median 2025 68,725 17,265 2024 66,186 18,108 2023 64,388 17,686 2022 64,036 16,933 2021 65,885 16,260 2020 61,329 15,631 2019 65,388 16,761 2018 66,994 16,349 2017 65,663 16,129 2016 63,749 15,512 2015 62,780 14,857 2014 61,840 14,475 2013 60,602 14,681 2012 59,015 14,631 2011 58,673 13,916 2010 56,355 14,101 2009 53,172 13,655 2008 54,630 14,030 2007 53,813 13,755 2006 50,982 12,983 2005 47,939 12,023 2004 44,836 11,608 2003 41,571 11,183 2002 40,258 11,144 2001 39,778 10,907 2000 39,849 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
Hong KongWorld median
Hong Kong rose from 0.881 in 2000 to 1.162 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Hong Kong World median 2024 1.162 0.1310 2023 1.298 0.0710 2022 1.303 0.0580 2021 1.352 0.0010 2020 1.295 0.0470 2019 1.178 0.0300 2018 1.149 -0.0150 2017 1.122 0.0080 2016 1.142 -0.0660 2015 1.175 -0.0600 2014 1.128 -0.0190 2013 1.083 0.0140 2012 1.079 0.0060 2011 1.083 -0.0140 2010 1.064 -0.0020 2009 1.023 0.0990 2008 1.044 0.0700 2007 1.043 -0.0080 2006 0.993 0.0740 2005 1.073 0.0510 2004 1.092 0.0505 2003 1.077 0.0450 2002 1.066 0.0100 2001 0.982 0.0470 2000 0.881 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
Hong KongWorld median
Hong Kong rose from 88.69 in 2011 to 97.31 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Hong Kong World median 2024 97 73 2021 98 74 2017 95 59 2014 96 52 2011 89 37
03In context
Hong Kong beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Hong Kong and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 37th | 68,725 | 14.93 | 1.162 | 97.31 |
 China | =46th | 25,067 | 29.49 | 1.271 | 89.38 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Hong Kong in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Hong Kong is ahead of the world, and behind
50 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median22
Statistics on which Hong Kong does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.97561.450.975No real change since 2014
Hong Kong: 61.45 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 1st of 119 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80044,57712,800No real change since 2017
Hong Kong: 44,577 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 4th of 173 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27375,24314,273▲ Improved since 2015
Hong Kong: 75,243 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 102 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.617-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Hong Kong: 1.617 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 9th of 209 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08141.66106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Hong Kong: 141.66 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 12th of 195 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.942.9▲ Improved since 2014
Hong Kong: 4 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 7th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06149.97107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Hong Kong: 149.97 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 13th of 194 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21349.9356.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Hong Kong: 349.93 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 12th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.890.485▲ Improved since 2013
Hong Kong: 0.89 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 14th of 170 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8278.5265.82No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 78.52 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 5th of 50 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89048,28912,890No real change since 2012
Hong Kong: 48,289 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 15th of 166 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.955,874701.95No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 5,874 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 15th of 145 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5251.4628.52No real change since 2022
Hong Kong: 51.46 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 15th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.676346.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Hong Kong: 63 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 24th of 195 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8125.3241.81No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 25.32 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 141st of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.420.0810.4No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 20.08 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4245.3425.42▲ Improved since 2014
Hong Kong: 45.34 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 39th of 170 · derived.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.872.4766.8No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 72.47 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 13th of 50 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.7720.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Hong Kong: 0.772 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1362.6450.13No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 62.64 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 16th of 50 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.1060.814No real change since 2013
Hong Kong: 1.106 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 34th of 84 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3963.4883.396▲ Improved since 2015
Hong Kong: 3.488 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 88th of 186 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Hong Kong does worse than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3951.652.39No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 51.6 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 91st of 169 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.862.563.8No earlier reading
Hong Kong: 62.5 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 53rd of 99 by World Energy Council.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23101.49106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Hong Kong: 101.49 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 195 · derived.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.34199.7636.34No real change since 2015
Hong Kong: 199.76 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 1st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.72196.8941.72No real change since 2015
Hong Kong: 196.89 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 1st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68396.6579.68No real change since 2015
Hong Kong: 396.65 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 1st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73122,792275.73No real change since 2016
Hong Kong: 122,792 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.96827.361.968No real change since 2015
Hong Kong: 27.36 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2354.6771.235Moved since 2014
Hong Kong: 4.677 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,78813,690,0001,827,788Moved since 2014
Hong Kong: 13,690,000 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 14th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24041,0282,240No real change since 2022
Hong Kong: 41,028 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.8550.523Moved since 2013
Hong Kong: 0.855 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60227.399.602Moved since 2015
Hong Kong: 27.39 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0629.222.06Moved since 2014
Hong Kong: 29.2 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 35th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.809-0.225Moved since 2014
Hong Kong: 0.809 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.951,186657.95Moved since 2014
Hong Kong: 1,186 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.380.306Moved since 2015
Hong Kong: 0.38 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0466.2162.04No real change since 2015
Hong Kong: 66.21 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 54th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2399.88103.23Moved since 2015
Hong Kong: 99.88 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1712.156.171Moved since 2014
Hong Kong: 2.15 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2112.5716.21Moved since 2015
Hong Kong: 12.57 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 93rd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4117.9927.41Moved since 2012
Hong Kong: 17.99 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 2416.524No real change since 2016
Hong Kong: 16.5 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9318.3522.93Moved since 2015
Hong Kong: 18.35 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 103rd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8513.2821.85Moved since 2014
Hong Kong: 13.28 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3061.0243.306Moved since 2015
Hong Kong: 1.024 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.0011.708Moved since 2011
Hong Kong: 0.001 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 176th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6603.66No real change since 2012
Hong Kong: 0 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
No current reading for Hong Kong
Adjusted Net Savings, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2016), Commodity Export Dependence, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2021), Government AI Readiness Index, ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) (last 2024), Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), New Business Density, Palma Ratio and Water-Use Efficiency. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Hong Kong’s 12 topics
Economy & Innovation is Hong Kong’s 7th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade3rd of 1774/4 keys
- Peace & Security15th of 1773/4 keys
- Work & Labour22nd of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions36th of 1943/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge40th of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital40th of 1962/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation37th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality42nd of 1834/4 keys
- Digital & Technology57th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties129th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture137th of 1842/4 keys
- Energy141st of 1653/3 keys
No standing on Health & Wellbeing, Environment & Sustainability, Risk & Resilience, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Hong Kong can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysThis page
Hong Kong37th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Hong Kong and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Hong Kong on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Hong Kong rank on economy & innovation?
Hong Kong is placed 37th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Hong Kong?
68,725 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Hong Kong?
14.93 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Hong Kong compare with China on economy & innovation?
China is placed joint 46th of 176, and Hong Kong 37th. GDP per Capita (PPP): China 25,067, Hong Kong 68,725; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: China 29.49, Hong Kong 14.93; Economic Complexity Index: China 1.271, Hong Kong 1.162; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: China 89.38, Hong Kong 97.31.
How have Hong Kong’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 39,849 in 2000 to 68,725 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from 0.881 in 2000 to 1.162 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 88.69 in 2011 to 97.31 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Hong Kong?
No current reading is published for Hong Kong on Adjusted Net Savings, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Commodity Export Dependence, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Government AI Readiness Index, ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), New Business Density, Palma Ratio and Water-Use Efficiency. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 50 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Hong Kong’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Hong Kong (banner) — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Hong Kong: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/hong-kong/economy