Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 13,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong, 1961–1996
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong is 13,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 1996.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong peaked at 72,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Hong Kong 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,845 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 17,002 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 1963 | 43,311 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +154.7% |
| 1964 | 8,428 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -80.5% |
| 1965 | 32,988 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +291.4% |
| 1966 | 15,938 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 1967 | 13,299 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1968 | 11,691 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 12,171 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 14,018 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 13,897 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 9,228 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1973 | 9,027 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 7,321 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 7,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 11,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 1977 | 9,012 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 7,656 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 33,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +339.4% |
| 1980 | 28,159 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 24,753 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 22,791 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 25,229 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 39,998 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 1985 | 62,756 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 1986 | 48,444 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 41,988 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 40,445 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 72,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +79.9% |
| 1990 | 59,463 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 59,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 55,494 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 43,030 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 37,031 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 19,134 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 1996 | 13,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 13,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,221 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 13,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +339.4% | 7,656 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 33,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +291.4% | 8,428 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 32,988 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +154.7% | 17,002 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 43,311 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,297 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8,428 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 45,845 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,243 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 33,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,731 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 22,791 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 72,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,018 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 13,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 59,463 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 40 Malawi 15,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 El Salvador 14,204 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Albania 14,008 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Vanuatu 13,638 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Bangladesh 13,210 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 12,979 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Hong Kong was 13,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1996, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 72,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Hong Kong rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Hong Kong ranks 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 1996.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.