Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, 1960–1996
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Hong Kong is 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 1996. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0338 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Hong Kong 157th out of 163 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 unit of GDP in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0316 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0338 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -68.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0228 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +112.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0138 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +254.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0065 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.7% |
| 1967 | 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +257.3% |
| 1980 | 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +257.3% | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1965 | +254.7% | 0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1963 | +112.2% | 0.0108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 154 Kuwait 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Oman 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Argentina 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 United Arab Emirates 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Aruba 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Saudi Arabia 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Hong Kong?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Hong Kong was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0338 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Hong Kong rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 157th out of 163 countries with data for 1996.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.