Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
44th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP
in 2014
All-time low
0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Hong Kong, 2004–2019

000002004201120192004: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2005: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2006: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2007: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2008: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2009: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2010: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2011: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2012: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2013: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2014: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2015: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2016: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2017: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2018: 0 trips per US$ of GDP2019: 0 trips per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP, in 2019.

Hong Kong ranks 44th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, 2004 to 2019.
Year trips per US$ of GDP Change
2004 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP —
2005 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2006 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2007 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +4.3%
2008 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP -3.1%
2009 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2010 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +12.6%
2011 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2012 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2013 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +4.3%
2014 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2015 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP -10.7%
2016 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2017 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2018 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2019 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP -18.5%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP 6
2010s 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 41 Jordan 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 42 Dominican Republic 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 43 Slovenia 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 45 Belarus 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 46 Armenia 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 47 Turkey 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Hong Kong?
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Hong Kong was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2019.
How does Hong Kong rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of?
Hong Kong ranks 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of GDP
Unit
trips per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 3,787 data points, 1995–2024
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.