Hong Kong SAR, China: Changes in inventories (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$8.15 billion on 2024 (from −US$2.13 billion to US$6.02 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$162.77 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.79 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$8.15 billion in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was US$6.98 billion in 2021. 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 less than 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 19th highest value of the 109 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

• Poland — 15th of 109: US$8.74 billion
• Viet Nam — 16th of 109: US$8.18 billion
• Pakistan — 17th of 109: US$6.52 billion
• Canada — 19th of 109: US$5.85 billion
• Brazil — 20th of 109: US$5.4 billion
• Ireland — 21st of 109: US$5.03 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 65 values

Changes in inventories (current US$) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — −US$29 million (2022)
• Australia — US$2.38 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$31.97 million (2025)
• Cambodia — US$314.5 million (2025)
• China — US$155.38 billion (2024)
• Fiji — US$46.51 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — −US$10.57 million (2020)
• Indonesia — US$26.77 billion (2025)
• Japan — −US$5.63 billion (2024)
• Kiribati — US$3.01 million (2024)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Hong Kong SAR, China's changes in inventories (current US$)?

US$6.02 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 58,898% from US$10.21 million in 1961 (10.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$6.73 billion in 2020 and the lowest −US$3.07 billion in 2023.

How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?

19th highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current US$) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?

In 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$8.15 billion on 2024 (from −US$2.13 billion to US$6.02 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$162.77 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.79 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 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.CD, 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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