Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Hong Kong

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Hong Kong in 2025 — 12.6%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.8 pp.

2025 12.6% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 93of 132
Period maximum 14.3%2022
Period minimum 5.2%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Hong Kong, 1960–202557.51012.51519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.8%1962: 5.7%1964: 5.4%1966: 5.7%1968: 6.2%1970: 5.7%1972: 5.3%1974: 5.8%1976: 5.4%1978: 5.7%1980: 5.6%1982: 7.2%1984: 6.8%1986: 7%1988: 6.1%1990: 6.8%1992: 7.6%1994: 7.5%1996: 8.1%1998: 9%2000: 9.4%2002: 10.6%2004: 10.4%2006: 8.8%2008: 8.7%2010: 8.9%2012: 9.1%2014: 9.5%2016: 10%2018: 9.9%2020: 12.7%2022: 14.3%2024: 12.8%2025: 12.6%
Change over the period: +4.8 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.6 −0.2 pp
2024 12.8 −0.5 pp
2023 13.3 −1 pp
2022 14.3 +1.7 pp
2021 12.7 −0.1 pp
2020 12.7 +1.9 pp
2019 10.9 +1 pp
2018 9.9 +0.1 pp
2017 9.8 −0.1 pp
2016 10 +0.3 pp
2015 9.6 +0.2 pp
2014 9.5 +0.2 pp
2013 9.3 +0.2 pp
2012 9.1 +0.4 pp
2011 8.7 −0.1 pp
2010 8.9 −0.3 pp
2009 9.2 +0.5 pp
2008 8.7 +0.3 pp
2007 8.4 −0.4 pp
2006 8.8 −0.5 pp
2005 9.2 −1.1 pp
2004 10.4 −0.6 pp
2003 11 +0.4 pp
2002 10.6 +0.4 pp
2001 10.2 +0.8 pp
2000 9.4 −0.2 pp
1999 9.6 +0.6 pp
1998 9 +1 pp
1997 8 −0.1 pp
1996 8.1 +0.1 pp
1995 8 +0.5 pp
1994 7.5 +0.1 pp
1993 7.5 −0.1 pp
1992 7.6 +0.5 pp
1991 7.1 +0.3 pp
1990 6.8 +0.5 pp
1989 6.3 +0.2 pp
1988 6.1 −0.2 pp
1987 6.3 −0.7 pp
1986 7 −0 pp
1985 7 +0.2 pp
1984 6.8 −0.6 pp
1983 7.4 +0.2 pp
1982 7.2 +0.4 pp
1981 6.8 +1.2 pp
1980 5.6 +0.1 pp
1979 5.5 −0.2 pp
1978 5.7 +0.1 pp
1977 5.6 +0.1 pp
1976 5.4 −0.6 pp
1975 6 +0.2 pp
1974 5.8 +0.6 pp
1973 5.2 −0.1 pp
1972 5.3 +0 pp
1971 5.3 −0.4 pp
1970 5.7 −0.1 pp
1969 5.8 −0.4 pp
1968 6.2 +0.2 pp
1967 6 +0.3 pp
1966 5.7 +0.5 pp
1965 5.2 −0.3 pp
1964 5.4 −0 pp
1963 5.4 −0.3 pp
1962 5.7 −0.6 pp
1961 6.3 −1.5 pp
1960 7.8

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.