Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.5871 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Hong Kong, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hong Kong stood at 0.5871.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hong Kong peaked at 0.8938 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3215, in 1996.
Hong Kong ranks 52nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3215 | — |
| 1997 | 0.4454 | +38.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4841 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5373 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5056 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5498 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5398 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5097 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.455 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4152 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.398 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4151 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4687 | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7373 | +57.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6211 | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5896 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6277 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5952 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.604 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6863 | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.749 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7706 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7042 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7821 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8938 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7279 | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6705 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7162 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6669 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5871 | -12.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.5871 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.5871 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4471 | 0.3215 | 0.5373 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4994 | 0.398 | 0.7373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.673 | 0.5896 | 0.7821 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7104 | 0.5871 | 0.8938 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hong Kong?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hong Kong was 0.5871 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8938 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3215 in 1996.
- How does Hong Kong rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Hong Kong ranks 52nd out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.