Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 2,985 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Hong Kong, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Hong Kong is 2,985 current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Hong Kong peaked at 6,399 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 249.54 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Hong Kong 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,113 current US$ per person | — |
| 1999 | 1,106 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,229 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 1,180 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,460 current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 1,338 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1,750 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 1,994 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 2,257 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 2,637 current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 2,908 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 2,910 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,873 current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 4,690 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 5,188 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 5,910 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 6,399 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 5,792 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 5,132 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 5,159 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,706 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 4,401 current US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 381.73 current US$ per person | -91.3% |
| 2021 | 249.54 current US$ per person | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 426.78 current US$ per person | +71.0% |
| 2023 | 2,769 current US$ per person | +548.8% |
| 2024 | 2,985 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 2,985 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 1.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 2,985 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 6.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +548.8% | 426.78 current US$ per person | 2,769 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -91.3% | 4,401 current US$ per person | 381.73 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,110 current US$ per person | 1,106 current US$ per person | 1,113 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,966 current US$ per person | 1,180 current US$ per person | 2,910 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,225 current US$ per person | 3,873 current US$ per person | 6,399 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,362 current US$ per person | 249.54 current US$ per person | 2,985 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 27 Barbados 3,289 current US$ per person compare
- 28 Austria 3,186 current US$ per person compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,109 current US$ per person compare
- 31 Switzerland 2,942 current US$ per person compare
- 32 Cyprus 2,876 current US$ per person compare
- 33 French Polynesia 2,801 current US$ per person 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Hong Kong?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Hong Kong was 2,985 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 6,399 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 249.54 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Hong Kong ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.