Hong Kong SAR, China's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$4.07 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 44.21% from US$2.82 billion in 2014 (3.73% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$4.07 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.09 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.82 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$4.07 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$361.43 million | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | US$3.37 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$917.33 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 1.4% on 2023 (from US$4.01 billion to US$4.07 billion).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was +8.3% and a typical year strayed about 22.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 61.7% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 41.6% in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$166.78 million a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 1st highest value of the 28 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong SAR, China | US$4.07 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$135.42 billion | 2023 |
| High income | US$1.08 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2024 ranking
- Malta — 2nd of 28: US$448.44 million
- Kyrgyz Republic — 3rd of 28: US$383.41 million
- Nicaragua — 4th of 28: US$252.3 million
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 27 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,067,740,897 |
| 2023 | 4,010,005,169 |
| 2022 | 3,977,656,424 |
| 2021 | 3,760,198,305 |
| 2020 | 3,315,322,366 |
| 2019 | 3,090,731,645 |
| 2018 | 2,951,729,905 |
| 2017 | 2,833,017,008 |
| 2016 | 2,851,384,430 |
| 2015 | 2,841,520,912 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$3.11 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$15.16 million (2025)
- Cambodia — US$253.44 million (2025)
- China — US$73.61 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$10.05 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$15.52 million (2016)
- Indonesia — US$4.09 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$14.74 billion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$18.72 billion (2025)
- Lao PDR — US$49.76 million (2025)
More infrastructure data for Hong Kong SAR, China
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 3.31 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 44.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 27.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 364.85 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents — 15,445 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 495 (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 95.76% (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 38.75% (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Hong Kong SAR, China's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$4.07 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1998?
- It is up 343.43% from US$917.33 million in 1998 (5.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.07 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$361.43 million in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?
- 1st highest of 28 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?
- In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 1.4% on 2023 (from US$4.01 billion to US$4.07 billion). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was +8.3% and a typical year strayed about 22.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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