MacroHong Kong
Debt per person in Hong Kong
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Hong Kong's debt per person is $6,895 — #65 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$6,895
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Hong Kong would carry about $6,895 of it.
Among 124 countries
- Rank
- #65 of 124
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 48 %
- 59 of 124 countries
In Asia: #26 of 36vs median $6,404: +8 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Dominican Republic | $6,525 | −$370 |
| 64 | Suriname | $6,851 | −$44 |
| 65 | Hong Kong | $6,895 | — |
| 66 | Puerto Rico | $7,149 | +$254 |
| 67 | Chile | $7,468 | +$573 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.