Hong Kong — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2025 · 66 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The government consumption reading for Hong Kong was 12.6% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 12.8% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.21 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 11.9% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
202512.6 % of GDP
202412.8 % of GDP
202313.3 % of GDP
202214.3 % of GDP
202112.6 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2012
202012.7 % of GDP
201910.8 % of GDP
20189.89 % of GDP
20179.79 % of GDP
20169.92 % of GDP
20159.61 % of GDP
20149.44 % of GDP
20139.25 % of GDP
20129.06 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.