Country comparison United Kingdom vs Hong Kong

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q412,865K
Annual GDP [+]2025€3,545,339Mchart€376,010M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$3,999,625Mchart$406,863M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€51,935chart€50,1312024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$58,590chart$54,2442024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€878,215M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart35,5832024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart38,5032024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart9.27%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€4,7442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$5,1332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-23,2252024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-25,1302024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart89,811.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart97,180.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart14,309.12024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart14,501.52024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart15.74%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812.3
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart23.41%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€11,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$12,9562024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€1,9082024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$2,0642024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3Aa305/27/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAAA+09/21/2017S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-AA-04/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart752023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart3º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart18º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart1.5%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart106K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$887.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€802.72024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723º
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]03/10/20260.8655chart9.107503/10/2026Euro / Hong Kong dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/20260.7438chart7.821003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/11/20264.67%
Risk Premium [+]03/11/2026175
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/10/20265.49%chart0.23%03/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20263.0%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart4.00%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart3º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart29,117December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart4.54December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart92.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.4%chart13.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart0%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart567,8002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€530,723.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$573,871.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart150.64%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€604,546.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$653,696.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart171.60%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-73,823.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-79,825.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-20.95%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart6,7582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434º
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart429.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart39.89%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart13.57%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart4.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart17,121.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart7.30‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart0.752023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%
Population [+]202368,265,000chart7,501,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart2,962,4922020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart1,007,7882020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.9562022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414º
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart85.252023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867
Suicide rate [+]20218.80
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart282023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart0.382023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart4.512023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024274,594chart45,1472024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024267,980chart37,4352024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026232,112chart13,46603/06/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202625,110,923chart2,876,10603/06/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart6,803,32708/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20263,400.16chart1,801.9503/06/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart21,014,83908/10/2024Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
  • Capital: Hong Kong
  • Population: 7,501,000
  • Surface Area: 1,110 km2
  • Currency: Hong Kong dollars (1 EUR=9.1075 HKD)
  • Belongs to: IMF