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Hong Kong: Central government debt (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2001–2023 · 23 observations · cgovdebt_GDP

2023
17.4%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
+2.8 pointsfrom 14.6%
Average, 2014–2023
9.31%10 years
Record high and low
17.4% (2023)low 3.47% (2002)

Central government debt (% of GDP)

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Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202317.4
202214.6
202110.7
20208.36
20196.17
20186.60
20176.99
20167.51
20157.27
20147.48

Sources

  • IMF Global Debt Database2001–2023

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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