26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#51 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
60 %
76 of 127 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.86 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
5.21 pp
peak 8.70 % in 2004
Full series
▼ 4.18 pp
since 2000
In Asia: #22 of 36vs median 2.90 %: +0.59 pp (better)
Among 127 countries
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. Hong Kong is ahead of 60 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.