Asia
Overview
Demography
Capital: Hong Kong
Currency: Hong Kong dollar
Population: 7.49 m
Population density: 7,177/km2
Conventions
Numbering system
Arabic numerals and point as decimal separator
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd/dd-mm-yyyy
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 00852
Economy
GDP: 427.31 billion USD (2025)
GDP per capita: 56,983 USD (2025)
Exports: 147 billion USD (2024)
Imports: 673 billion USD (2024)
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0.41%
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales.
Statistics
Internet users: 96.8% penetration, 7.16 million
Unemployment rate: 2.8% (2025)
Urbanisation: 100% (2025)
Global Innovation Index: 15th out of 139 countries worldwide
Language data sources: Worldatlas/Britannica//EF/Wikipedia; Demography data sources: IMF/Worldometers; Conventions data source: Wikipedia; Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal; Statistics data sources: Datareportal/WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/Culturalatlas/Commisceoglobal
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Economy
GDP
427.31 billion USD (2025)
Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 22nd out of 130 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Product Imports
$673 billion (2024)
Service Imports
$90.01 billion (2025)
Market Growth Imports
11.6% of annual growth (2025)
Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age)
• 97.3% have an account with a financial institution
• 71.6% have a credit card
• 86% make digital payment
GDP Growth (annual %)
3.5%
GDP per Capita
$56,983 (2025)
Product Exports
$147 billion (2024)
Service Exports
$108.59billion (2025)
Market Growth Exports
4.9% of annual growth (2025)
Main online stores
AliExpress, HKTVmall, Taobao / Tmall, Price.com.hk, Yoho, Fortress, Broadway, Zalora, Strawberrynet, Sephora Hong Kong, Pinkoi, JD.com (Hong Kong)
Global Startup Ecosystem Index
Hong Kong ranked 35th out of 100 cities, 3.4% of annual ecosystem growth
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries and by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment for entrepreneurship.
Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal
Trade balance of goods from 2013 to 2025
Source: Statista
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Source: WorldBank
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Media language Chinese, English
The press
South China Morning Post, The Standard, Tung Fang Jih Pao (Oriental Daily), Ping Kuo Jih Pao (Apple Daily), Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, Wall Street Journal, HK01, Hong Kong Free Press
Media data source: Globalmedialist
Internet Data
Internet users
96.8% penetration, 7.16 million
Share of web traffic by device
26.89% mobile phones, 71.84% computers (laptops and desktops), 1.27% tablet devices and 0% other devices
Median speed of mobile Internet connection
87.32 Mbps (Download)
14.84 Mbps (Upload)
Median speed of fixed Internet connection
332.66 Mbps (Download)
249.71 Mbps (Upload)
Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 283%
Most popular web search engines
Google (90.97%), Yahoo! (4.39%), Bing (2.97%), Baidu (0.81%), Yandex (0.56%), DuckDuckGo (0.11%), Mail.ru (0.05%), Others (0.14%)
Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (44.74%), DeepSeek (26.53%), Perplexity (16.30%), Microsoft Copilot (10.50%), Google Gemini (1.83%), Claude (0.10%)
Most used social media
YouTube (80.4%), WhatsApp (74.7%), Facebook (73.5%), Instagram (61.2%), WeChat (50.9%), Messenger (38.2%), TikTok (31.3%), Xiaohongshu (25.5%), Threads (24.8%), X (22.6%), LINE (21.6%), Telegram (21.2%), LinkedIn (18.5%), Signal (17.6%), iMessage (15.7%)
Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 100%
Internet data sources: Datareportal/Statcounter
Social statistics
Life expectancy
85 yrs (2024)
Current education expenditure
81.8% of total expenditure in public institutions
CO2 emissions
4.48 metric tons per capita
Corruption perceptions Index
Hong Kong scored 76 out of 100, ranked 12th out 182 countries worldwide.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.
World Happiness Index
Hong Kong ranked 90th out of 147 countries, with a score of 5.569
The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.
Social statistics sources: WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/World Population Review
Research & Development
R&D Expenditure
1.13% of GDP
World Competitiveness Ranking
Hong Kong ranked 2nd out of 70 countries, with a score of 95.6
The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity.
It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Hong Kong ranked 4th out of 69 countries, with a score of 97.79
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation.
It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.
Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 34th out of 97 countries
Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 29th out of 138 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Global Innovation Index
Ranked 5th out of 17 South East Asian countries and 15th out of 139 countries worldwide.
The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation
ecosystem performance of 139 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.
Research & Development sources: WorldBank/OEC/Wipo/IMD
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