Hong Kong’s current account surplus broadened to HKD 78.5 billion in the first quarter of 2022, from HKD 60.7 billion in the same period of the previous year and accounted for 11.6% of GDP. The goods surplus increased to HKD 14.3 billion in the first quarter of 2022, from HKD 6.3 billion in the same quarter of 2021; and the services surplus rose to HKD 43.8 billion from HKD 37.8 billion. The primary income inflow and outflow amounted to HKD 358.2 billion and HKD 334.9 billion respectively, thus yielding a net inflow of HKD 23.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, compared with a net inflow of HKD 21.5 billion in the same quarter of 2021. At the same time, the secondary income inflow and outflow amounted to HKD 5.2 billion and HKD 8 billion, yielding a net outflow of HKD 2.8 billion, lower than a net outflow of HKD 5 billion a year ago. source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

Current Account in Hong Kong averaged 32456.53 HKD Million from 1999 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 98766 HKD Million in the third quarter of 2020 and a record low of -29059 HKD Million in the second quarter of 2014. This page provides the latest reported value for - Hong Kong Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Hong Kong Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2022.

Current Account in Hong Kong is expected to be 30000.00 HKD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hong Kong Current Account is projected to trend around 30000.00 HKD Million in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Hong Kong Current Account



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-03-21 08:30 AM Q4 H$96.1B H$96.7B H$67.2B
2022-06-21 08:30 AM Q1 H$78.5B H$97B H$36.3B
2022-09-22 08:30 AM Q2 H$-52.5B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -68533.00 -36675.00 HKD Million Jun 2022
Current Account 78508.00 97038.00 HKD Million Mar 2022
Current Account to GDP 6.60 6.00 percent of GDP Dec 2020
Imports 449241.00 424812.00 HKD Million Jun 2022
Exports 380708.00 388137.00 HKD Million Jun 2022
Terms of Trade 100.10 99.50 points May 2022
Capital Flows -49515.00 -128804.00 HKD Million Mar 2022
Tourist Arrivals 41112.00 18710.00 Jun 2022
External Debt 14550202.00 14652248.00 HKD Million Mar 2022
Foreign Direct Investment 16836.60 16633.04 HKD Billion Dec 2021

Hong Kong Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
78508.00 97038.00 98766.00 -29059.00 1999 - 2022 HKD Million Quarterly
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News Stream
Hong Kong Current Account Surplus Widens in Q1
Hong Kong’s current account surplus broadened to HKD 78.5 billion in the first quarter of 2022, from HKD 60.7 billion in the same period of the previous year and accounted for 11.6% of GDP. The goods surplus increased to HKD 14.3 billion in the first quarter of 2022, from HKD 6.3 billion in the same quarter of 2021; and the services surplus rose to HKD 43.8 billion from HKD 37.8 billion. The primary income inflow and outflow amounted to HKD 358.2 billion and HKD 334.9 billion respectively, thus yielding a net inflow of HKD 23.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, compared with a net inflow of HKD 21.5 billion in the same quarter of 2021. At the same time, the secondary income inflow and outflow amounted to HKD 5.2 billion and HKD 8 billion, yielding a net outflow of HKD 2.8 billion, lower than a net outflow of HKD 5 billion a year ago.
2022-06-21
Hong Kong Posts 2nd Largest Current Account Surplus
Hong Kong’s current account surplus widened to HKD 96.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, the second largest surplus in the series history, from HKD 33.4 billion in the same period of the previous year and accounted for 12.8 percent of GDP. The goods account swung to a surplus of HKD 41.4 billion, from a deficit of HKD 5.7 billion in Q4 of 2020 and the services surplus widened to HKD 23.6 billion from HKD 13.3 billion a year earlier. At the same time, the primary income surplus expanded to HKD 35.5 billion from HKD 30.1 billion. Meanwhile, the secondary income gap increased to HKD 4.4 billion from HKD 4.3 billion. Considering the whole year of 2021, the current account surplus was $321.6 billion, accounting 11.2 percent of GDP.
2022-03-21
Hong Kong Q3 Current Account Surplus 2nd Largest on Record
Hong Kong’s current account surplus narrowed to HKD 96.7 billion in the third quarter of 2021, the second largest surplus in the series history, after a record HKD 99.9 billion in the same period of the previous year and accounted for 13.2 percent of GDP. The goods account surplus shrank to HKD 4.2 billion, from HKD 32.7 billion in 2Q 2020 and the services surplus widened to HKD 33.5 billion from HKD 24.5 billion a year earlier. At the same time, the primary income surplus expanded sharply to HKD 63.8 billion from HKD 47.5 billion, while the secondary income gap increased to HKD 4.8 billion from HKD 4.7 billion.
2021-12-23