Macro Index Overview / East Asia & Pacific / HKG

Hong Kong SAR, China · Year 2023 All longitudinal metrics, 4-pillar scores, and peer matrices reflect this country & year

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Sovereign Economic Dossier ISO: HKG HK

Hong Kong SAR, China

On 1 July 1997 China resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. Unless otherwise noted, data for China do not include data for Hong Kong SAR, China; Macao SAR, China; or Taiwan, China. Agriculture value added includes mining and quarrying.

East Asia & Pacific High income Blocs: Other

Global Rank (2023)

#12 / 205

Top 6% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

83.5 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$43,519

Subscore: 84.15 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

2.10%

Stability Score: 95.48 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15

Living Standards (35%) 84.15

Raw: $43,519 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 95.48

Raw: 2.10% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 78.31

Raw: 8.49% of GDP

Economic Scale (15%) 70.72

Raw: $380.8B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

Monetary Discipline & Price Anchor Focused

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Hong Kong SAR, China's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #8 / 205

Default Rank #12

+4 Ranks

Living Standards 5%

Baseline: 35%

Price Stability 80%

Baseline: 25%

External Solvency 15%

Baseline: 25%

Economic Scale 0%

Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Hong Kong SAR, China benefits most from its anchored inflation regime near the 3.0% target band while competitors face price volatility.

Under this bespoke weighting, Hong Kong SAR, China's composite score climbs to 92.3 (compared to 83.5 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960–2025)

Tracking Hong Kong SAR, China's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:

Hong Kong SAR, China (HKG)

India (IND)

China (CHN)

United States (USA)

Germany (DEU)

Observation Year 2023 • Global Rank: #12 / 205 • Composite Score: 83.5 / 100 • Living Standard: $43,519 • Inflation: 2.10%

Year 2023

Hover or click any node along the curve to inspect that historical year in real time

Primary: Hong Kong SAR, China Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared · Ordered by Global Rank

Country	Rank (2023)	Composite Score	GDP per Capita	CPI Inflation	Current Account (% GDP)	Nominal GDP ($)
Hong Kong SAR, China (HKG) Active	#12	83.5	$43,519	2.10%	8.49%	$380.8B
Germany (DEU)	#16	81.1	$44,369	5.95%	5.50%	$4562.2B
United States (USA)	#17	80.0	$65,667	4.12%	-3.34%	$27811.5B
China (CHN)	#37	72.3	$12,484	0.23%	1.41%	$18270.4B
India (IND)	#93	59.5	$2,230	5.65%	-0.91%	$3500.9B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970–2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Hong Kong SAR, China

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Selected Era: 2023 · Click any node to select