Country
Hong Kong SAR, China HKG
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +1.1
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap90.8
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-09-29 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical51.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth64.4
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity71.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance70.0
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Hong Kong SAR, China sovereign credibility, in brief
Hong Kong SAR, China scores 65.6 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 65–80. That ranks it 1 of 14 in East Asia & Pacific, the 100th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 1.6% (implicit target) — adequate credibility (66/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 1/14 in East Asia & Pacific · 100th percentile
Region avg 54.8 · best 65.6 · worst 16.6
Ranked either side
- Solomon Islands 64.7
- Brunei Darussalam 63.0
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +29.5%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -8.3%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 110.7 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 12.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 28.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 3.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Geopolitical risk | 0.1 | 2026-09-01 | GPR (Caldara–Iacoviello) |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 158.6K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 3.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 5.7 mo | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 396.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 3.7% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $56,983 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 57.0% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 1.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 1.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.