Hong Kong SAR, China's changes in inventories (constant LCU) was 39.38 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 268.73% from -23.34 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39.38 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 55.25 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -23.34 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 74.49 billion | 1995 |
| Lowest | -28.14 billion | 1998 |
| Average since 2016 | 5.76 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 712 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China's changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 56.61 billion on 2024 (from -17.23 billion to 39.38 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.84 billion and a typical year strayed about 28.36 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 58.19 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 57 billion in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 24th highest value of the 63 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2025 ranking
- Mauritania — 21st of 63: 76.38 billion
- Ukraine — 22nd of 63: 56.73 billion
- Mexico — 23rd of 63: 41.74 billion
- Benin — 25th of 63: 36.2 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 26th of 63: 24.81 billion
- Congo, Rep. — 27th of 63: 19.12 billion
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 65 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 39,383,000,000 |
| 2024 | -17,230,000,000 |
| 2023 | -23,999,000,000 |
| 2022 | -23,124,000,000 |
| 2021 | 2,830,000,000 |
| 2020 | 55,249,000,000 |
| 2019 | -2,944,000,000 |
| 2018 | 13,112,000,000 |
| 2017 | 13,845,000,000 |
| 2016 | 512,000,000 |
Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — -18 million (2022)
- Australia — 2.99 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 39.62 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 1.28 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 214.22 trillion (2025)
- Kiribati — 5.05 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 7.67 trillion (2025)
- Lao PDR — 0 (2016)
- Macao SAR, China — 1.25 billion (2025)
- Malaysia — 8.59 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Hong Kong SAR, China
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$53.72 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 418.83 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.57% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$282.93 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.21 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 66.21% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$336.64 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Hong Kong SAR, China's changes in inventories (constant LCU)?
- 39.38 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 5,431% from 712 million in 1961 (6.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 74.49 billion in 1995 and the lowest -28.14 billion in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?
- 24th highest of 63 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (constant LCU) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?
- In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China's changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 56.61 billion on 2024 (from -17.23 billion to 39.38 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.84 billion and a typical year strayed about 28.36 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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