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Currency in Hong Kong

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

Hong Kong's currency is -0.49 % — #35 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-07.

-0.49%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-07

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 0.5 % fewer dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Hong Kong over time

0.11 %-0.30 %-0.71 %0.11 % · 24 July 2026-0.71 % · 27 August 202624 July 2026: 0.11 %25 July 2026: 0.09 %26 July 2026: 0.10 %27 July 2026: 0.09 %28 July 2026: 0.10 %29 July 2026: 0.11 %30 July 2026: 0.10 %31 July 2026: 0.09 %1 August 2026: 0.10 %5 August 2026: 0.09 %6 August 2026: 0.08 %7 August 2026: 0.06 %12 August 2026: 0.04 %13 August 2026: 0.03 %14 August 2026: -0.07 %15 August 2026: -0.35 %19 August 2026: -0.54 %20 August 2026: -0.35 %21 August 2026: -0.38 %22 August 2026: -0.28 %23 August 2026: -0.29 %24 August 2026: -0.28 %25 August 2026: -0.33 %26 August 2026: -0.49 %27 August 2026: -0.71 %28 August 2026: -0.57 %29 August 2026: -0.58 %30 August 2026: -0.57 %31 August 2026: -0.58 %1 September 2026: -0.54 %2 September 2026: -0.44 %3 September 2026: -0.52 %4 September 2026: -0.54 %5 September 2026: -0.49 %24 July 202614 August 20265 September 2026-0.49 %
34 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 5 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#35 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
51 %
36 of 71 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.05 pp
since 4 September 2026
Below its peak
0.60 pp
peak 0.11 % in 24 July 2026
Full series
▼ 0.60 pp
since 24 July 2026

In Asia: #10 of 17vs median -0.71 %: +0.22 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.39 % and -8.56 %1 of 71 countries between -7.72 % and -6.89 %1 of 71 countries between -6.89 % and -6.06 %1 of 71 countries between -6.06 % and -5.22 %1 of 71 countries between -4.39 % and -3.56 %1 of 71 countries between -2.72 % and -1.89 %2 of 71 countries between -1.89 % and -1.06 %30 of 71 countries between -1.06 % and -0.22 %22 of 71 countries between -0.22 % and 0.61 %1 of 71 countries between 1.44 % and 2.28 %1 of 71 countries between 3.94 % and 4.78 %2 of 71 countries between 5.61 % and 6.44 %2 of 71 countries between 7.28 % and 8.11 %4 of 71 countries between 9.78 % and 10.61 %median -0.71 %Hong Kong: ahead of 51 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyHong Kong -0.49 %-9.39 %10.61 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -0.71 % and 0.00 %. Hong Kong is ahead of 51 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Hong Kong
33 Canada-0.24 %+0.25 pp
34 Poland-0.28 %+0.21 pp
35 Hong Kong-0.49 %—
36 Slovakia-0.71 %−0.22 pp
37 Portugal-0.71 %−0.22 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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