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Currency in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong's currency is -0.84 % — #33 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-10-23.

-0.84%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2026-10-23

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

One unit buys 0.8 % fewer dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Hong Kong over time

0.11 %-0.46 %-1.03 %0.11 % · 24 July 2026-1.03 % · 18 October 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 %8 September 2026: -0.60 %9 September 2026: -0.68 %11 September 2026: -0.65 %12 September 2026: -0.76 %15 September 2026: -0.83 %16 September 2026: -0.79 %17 September 2026: -0.87 %19 September 2026: -0.88 %20 September 2026: -0.89 %22 September 2026: -0.95 %23 September 2026: -0.87 %24 September 2026: -0.85 %25 September 2026: -0.83 %26 September 2026: -0.81 %29 September 2026: -0.82 %30 September 2026: -0.83 %2 October 2026: -0.84 %3 October 2026: -0.82 %5 October 2026: -0.83 %6 October 2026: -0.81 %7 October 2026: -0.83 %9 October 2026: -0.87 %10 October 2026: -0.84 %13 October 2026: -0.90 %14 October 2026: -0.93 %15 October 2026: -0.96 %16 October 2026: -0.95 %17 October 2026: -1.02 %18 October 2026: -1.03 %20 October 2026: -1.00 %21 October 2026: -0.98 %22 October 2026: -0.97 %23 October 2026: -0.84 %24 July 20268 September 202623 October 2026-0.84 %
67 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 23 October 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#33 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
54 %
38 of 71 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.13 pp
since 22 October 2026
Below its peak
0.95 pp
peak 0.11 % in 24 July 2026
Full series
▼ 0.95 pp
since 24 July 2026

In Asia: #10 of 17vs median -2.73 %: +1.89 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

5 of 71 countries between -8.06 % and -7.45 %1 of 71 countries between -5.02 % and -4.42 %26 of 71 countries between -3.81 % and -3.20 %4 of 71 countries between -3.20 % and -2.59 %1 of 71 countries between -1.99 % and -1.38 %2 of 71 countries between -1.38 % and -0.77 %1 of 71 countries between -0.77 % and -0.16 %21 of 71 countries between -0.16 % and 0.45 %2 of 71 countries between 1.66 % and 2.27 %1 of 71 countries between 2.27 % and 2.88 %1 of 71 countries between 3.48 % and 4.09 %1 of 71 countries between 4.09 % and 4.70 %1 of 71 countries between 4.70 % and 5.30 %4 of 71 countries between 5.91 % and 6.52 %median -2.73 %Hong Kong: ahead of 54 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyHong Kong -0.84 %-8.06 %6.52 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -3.25 % and 0.00 %. Hong Kong is ahead of 54 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Hong Kong
31 Canada-0.15 %+0.69 pp
32 Poland-0.28 %+0.56 pp
33 Hong Kong-0.84 %—
34 New Zealand-1.05 %−0.21 pp
35 South Korea-1.64 %−0.80 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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