Remittances in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Remittances was 0.112 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Remittances in Hong Kong, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.112 for remittances in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittances in Hong Kong peaked at 0.1634 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0725, in 2002.
Hong Kong ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Remittances in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.091 | — |
| 1999 | 0.0787 | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.079 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0902 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0725 | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0742 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1418 | +91.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1634 | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1519 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1497 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1621 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1625 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1485 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1415 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1397 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1307 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1278 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.125 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1245 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.128 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1174 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1243 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1237 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1228 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1167 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1192 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.112 | -6.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.112 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 16% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.112 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittances 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 | +91.3% | 0.0742 | 0.1418 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0848 | 0.0787 | 0.091 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1247 | 0.0725 | 0.1634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1307 | 0.1174 | 0.1485 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1189 | 0.112 | 0.1237 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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 remittances in Hong Kong?
- Remittances in Hong Kong was 0.112 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittances recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1634 in 2005.
- What is the lowest remittances recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0725 in 2002.
- How does Hong Kong rank for remittances?
- Hong Kong ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is remittances rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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