Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, 1998–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Hong Kong is 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Hong Kong peaked at 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 113,991 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Hong Kong 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 146,325 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 124,243 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 129,084 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 145,567 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 114,790 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 113,991 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 228,435 current US$ per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 2005 | 282,630 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 280,032 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 301,778 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 338,426 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 331,230 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 323,399 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 334,893 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 349,348 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 343,084 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 354,713 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 368,334 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 380,470 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 416,093 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 404,356 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 429,759 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 406,260 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +100.4% | 113,991 current US$ per square kilometre | 228,435 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135,284 current US$ per square kilometre | 124,243 current US$ per square kilometre | 146,325 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 226,596 current US$ per square kilometre | 113,991 current US$ per square kilometre | 338,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 370,445 current US$ per square kilometre | 323,399 current US$ per square kilometre | 429,759 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 418,888 current US$ per square kilometre | 406,260 current US$ per square kilometre | 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 5 Palestine 624,143 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Lebanon 621,068 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Belgium 468,489 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 El Salvador 367,878 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 San Marino 350,685 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Jamaica 342,262 current 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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Hong Kong?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Hong Kong was 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,991 current US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed 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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.