Natural resource rents in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Natural resource rents was 0.001 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.001
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
185th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.0174
in 2014
All-time low
0.0005
in 2000
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Hong Kong, 1970–2021

00.0050.010.015197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents in Hong Kong stood at 0.001.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0174 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 2000.

Hong Kong ranks 185th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Natural resource rents in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Hong Kong, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 0.0095 —
1971 0.0071 -24.9%
1972 0.0053 -26.0%
1973 0.0067 +27.2%
1974 0.0065 -3.6%
1975 0.0086 +32.8%
1976 0.0069 -19.7%
1977 0.0074 +7.3%
1978 0.0049 -33.8%
1979 0.0055 +12.5%
1980 0.0049 -11.3%
1981 0.0029 -40.7%
1982 0.0028 -5.1%
1983 0.0028 +2.3%
1984 0.0016 -43.3%
1985 0.0015 -4.4%
1986 0.0021 +36.0%
1987 0.0016 -21.0%
1988 0.0014 -16.2%
1989 0.0012 -12.7%
1990 0.0011 -10.0%
1991 0.0011 -2.7%
1992 0.0013 +20.2%
1993 0.0008 -33.3%
1994 0.0009 +3.3%
1995 0.0014 +56.9%
1996 0.0015 +8.2%
1997 0.0012 -21.2%
1998 0.001 -16.5%
1999 0.0005 -45.5%
2000 0.0005 -5.4%
2001 0.0006 +16.5%
2002 0.0007 +12.7%
2003 0.001 +48.1%
2004 0.001 +4.7%
2005 0.0006 -39.2%
2006 0.0007 +7.4%
2007 0.0009 +35.6%
2008 0.0015 +61.6%
2009 0.0014 -4.7%
2010 0.0021 +49.4%
2011 0.0084 +302.8%
2012 0.0023 -72.0%
2013 0.0038 +62.8%
2014 0.0174 +355.6%
2015 0.0013 -92.4%
2016 0.0014 +3.5%
2017 0.0016 +18.2%
2018 0.0011 -34.4%
2019 0.0009 -16.5%
2020 0.0009 +0.2%
2021 0.001 +11.8%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 0.001 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 0.001 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7017, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents 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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +355.6% 0.0038 0.0174
2011 +302.8% 0.0021 0.0084

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0068 0.0049 0.0095 10
1980s 0.0023 0.0012 0.0049 10
1990s 0.0011 0.0005 0.0015 10
2000s 0.0009 0.0005 0.0015 10
2010s 0.004 0.0009 0.0174 10
2020s 0.0009 0.0009 0.001 2

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 182 Mauritius 0.0027 compare
  2. 183 Aruba 0.0021 compare
  3. 184 Liechtenstein 0.0015 compare
  4. 186 Macao 0.0007 compare
  5. 187 Singapore 0.0002 compare
  6. 188 Iceland 0.0001 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Hong Kong?
Natural resource rents in Hong Kong was 0.001 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.0174 in 2014.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 2000.
How does Hong Kong rank for natural resource rents?
Hong Kong ranks 185th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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