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Hong Kong · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Hong Kong

East Asia & Pacific High income Nation age 29 years (since 1997) i HKG · HK
NationsTree Index 2025 i84.32nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i17 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i7.5 m104th of 217 Area i1,110 km²177th of 216 GDP i$427.31 bn39th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$603.08 bn intl.49th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$80,423 intl.17th of 199 Life expectancy i85.4 years3rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i83
Strength · trunk i72
Quality of life · crown i91
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i85
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i95
CSV

In short

Hong Kong is 2nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 84.3 out of 100; its tree is 17 m tall.

It has 7.5 million people and an economy of $603.08 bn at purchasing power parity, 49th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Safely managed drinking water (1st of 150) and Life expectancy (3rd of 217).

Its weakest positions: Renewable energy (200th of 212), Government budget balance (141st of 192) and CO₂ emissions per person (146th of 203).

Over five years it climbed from 29th to 2nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

49
Surface area ikm² 1,110 177th/216
Land area ikm² 1,050 176th/216
Population ipeople 7.5 m 104th/217
Population growth i% -0.34% 192nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 7,165.8 4th/216
Urban population i% 100.0% 1st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 10.3% 216th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 23.7% 9th/217

Economy

76
GDP iUSD $427.31 bn 39th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $603.08 bn 49th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $515.36 bn 49th/199
GDP per person iUSD $56,983 28th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $80,423 17th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $62,500 18th/201
GDP growth i% 3.5% 98th/210
Inflation i% 1.4% 46th/180
Unemployment i% 2.8% 32nd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 12.1% 10th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.5% 141st/192

Main industries

27
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.0% 195th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 6.2% 194th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 0.9% 184th/192
Services i% of GDP 91.5% 3rd/200

Trade

78
Exports of goods & services iUSD $853.59 bn 12th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $841.32 bn 10th/182
Exports i% of GDP 199.8% 1st/183
Imports i% of GDP 196.9% 1st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 396.6% 1st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 136th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 85.7% 11th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 1.3% 159th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.0% 105th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 75.6% 3rd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 12.3% 17th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 28.3% 5th/196

Natural resources

37
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 183rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 116th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 174th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.9% 171st/206

Tourism

75
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 3.6 m 49th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $32.70 bn 4th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 5.1% 86th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 8.3 m 23rd/107

Society & health

87
Life expectancy iyears 85.4 3rd/217
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.321995
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 80.6% 70th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 107.2% 34th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 35.8% 14th/217
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 120.1% 4th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.955 8th/193

Infrastructure & digital

81
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 100.0% 1st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 94.8% 26th/144
Internet users i% of population 95.8% 23rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 365 2nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 40.3 26th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.00 14th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 230 82nd/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 25.7 m 31st/161

Environment & energy

27
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.60 146th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.4% 200th/212
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,443 78th/149

Institutions & safety

81
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 83.8 18th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 81.1 15th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 74.1 40th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 79.2 61st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 83.3 9th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 48.1 130th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.4 9th/145

Science & innovation

68
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.13% 37th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 495 44th/137

Compare Hong Kong with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Hong Kong — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/hong-kong. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Hong Kong — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/hong-kong. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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