Hong Kong SAR, China Retail Sales Growth

1982 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Hong Kong SAR (China) Retail Sales Growth

  • Hong Kong SAR (China) Retail Sales grew 5.2 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with a 4.7 % increase in the previous month.
  • Hong Kong SAR (China) Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1982 to Oct 2025, with an average growth rate of 5.5 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 39.8 % in Mar 2023 and a record low of -43.1 % in Mar 2020.
  • In the latest reports, Car Sales of Hong Kong SAR (China) recorded 34,116.0 units in Dec 2019, representing a drop of 12.8 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Sales Volume Index. Census and Statistics Department provides Retail Sales Volume Index with base October 2019-September 2020=100. Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to October 2005 is calculated from Retail Sales Volume Index with base October 2004-September 2005=100.

View Hong Kong SAR, China's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 1982 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Hong Kong SAR, China Retail Sales Growth

What was Hong Kong SAR, China's Retail Sales Growth in Oct 2025?

Hong Kong SAR (China) Retail Sales grew 5.2 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with a 4.7 % increase in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.2 Oct 2025 4.7 Sep 2025 -43.1 Mar 2020 39.8 Mar 2023 % monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025

Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) -0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2018 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Australia (%) 4.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - May 2023
Austria (%) -2.4 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 9.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Oct 2025
Belarus (%) 3.9 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2008 - Oct 2025
Belgium (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 9.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Brazil (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Canada (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 9.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
China (%) 2.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Colombia (%) 10.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (%) 10.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 4.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Egypt (%) 25.1 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Estonia (%) 7.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
France (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) -1.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Iceland (%) 5.6 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2002 - Aug 2025
Indonesia (%) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Ireland (%) 1.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 4.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Japan (%) 1.8 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 8.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
South Korea (%) 3.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 14.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Latvia (%) 4.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Lithuania (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Malaysia (%) 7.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 33.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Netherlands (%) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 3.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1996 - Sep 2025
Norway (%) 3.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.2 2018 yearly 2011 - 2018
Peru (%) 8.8 May 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2025
Poland (%) 0.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Portugal (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 47.3 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Romania (%) -4.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Russia (%) 4.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Serbia (%) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (%) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (%) 0.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
South Africa (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) 4.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Taiwan (%) 1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Thailand (%) 49.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Turkey (%) 11.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Ukraine (%) 20.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (%) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
United States (%) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Uzbekistan (%) 15.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Oct 2025
Venezuela (%) -53.5 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%) 7.9 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Nov 2025

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Hong Kong SAR, China Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 5,971.882 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1998 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 7,230.982 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1979 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1979 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 190,086.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (HKD bn) 886.220 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (HKD bn) 615.406 2031 yearly 2005 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (HKD bn) 909.007 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.702 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -5,138.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 59,396.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 17.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 177,416.639 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,714,519.261 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 346,742.409 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 64,535.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,887,691.952 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 917,283.629 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,638.735 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,172.141 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 33,713.741 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 27,406.040 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2025
Exports: Office Machines & Automatic Data Processing Machines (HKD mn) 52,073.363 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Exports: Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances (HKD mn) 181,549.984 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Exports: Road Vehicles, Including Air-Cruhion Vehicles (HKD mn) 592.204 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Exports: Telecom & Sound Recording & Reproducing Equipment (HKD mn) 46,600.849 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Exports: General Industrial Machinery and Equipment nes (HKD mn) 2,587.081 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Imports: Office Machines & Automatic Data Processing Machines (HKD mn) 40,255.796 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Imports: Telecom & Sound Recording & Reproducing Equipment (HKD mn) 42,717.031 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Imports Value Index: sa (2016=100) 117.00 Feb 2018 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2018
Total Exports Value Index: sa (2016=100) 113.40 Feb 2018 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2018
Total Exports Quantum Index (2016=100) 79.20 Feb 2018 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 24,990.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,276.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 12.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 36,029.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 35.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 8,538.517 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3,274.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 11,813.208 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 1,969,904.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 467.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,183,882.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 279.6 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 50.586 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 2,339,478.847 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (HKD mn) 119,887.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (HKD mn) -34,940.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (HKD mn) 138,542.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (HKD mn) 1,264,183.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: DI: Assets (AS) (HKD mn) 102,732.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: PInc: Debit (HKD mn) 528,851.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (HKD mn) -218.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (HKD mn) 2,099,548.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SInc) (HKD mn) -5,052.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods (HKD mn) -582.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: FD: Liabilities (HKD mn) -113,159.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CFA: Reserve Assets (HKD mn) -22,953.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (HKD mn) 1,979,660.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (FD) (HKD mn) -40,701.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (HKD mn) 176,802.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Overall Balance (HKD mn) -22,953.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: FD: Assets (HKD mn) -153,860.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (HKD mn) 3.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: DI: Liabilities (LB) (HKD mn) 210,822.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: OI: Assets (HKD mn) 203,808.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: SInc: Debit (HKD mn) 9,825.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: PInc: Credit (HKD mn) 616,090.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PInc) (HKD mn) 87,239.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (HKD mn) 222.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (HKD mn) 215,084.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (HKD mn) -108,090.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (HKD mn) 84,729.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: OI: Liabilities (HKD mn) 85,876.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: SInc: Credit (HKD mn) 4,773.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: PI: Assets (AS) (HKD mn) 147,710.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: PI: Liabilities (LB) (HKD mn) 9,168.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (HKD mn) 1,263,601.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services (HKD mn) 38,282.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Other investment (OI) (HKD mn) 117,932.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (HKD mn) 52,982,050.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
IIP: Net (HKD mn) 16,055,042.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (HKD mn) 36,927,008.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
External Debt (ED): Total (HKD mn) 14,959,558.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 87.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 230,757.821 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,596,241.997 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 10.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 425,786.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 267.000 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,452,553.714 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,036,005.0 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Aug 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Aug 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 35.100 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 362.492 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,388.108 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1978 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 369,408.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,286,342.437 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1978 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.30 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 190.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1973 - Sep 2025
Deposits: Renminbi: Total Outstandings (RMB mn) 554,316.75 Mar 2018 monthly Feb 2004 - Mar 2018
HK: Loans & Advances: Total (HKD mn) 9,652,390.44 Mar 2018 monthly Dec 1978 - Mar 2018
HK: Residential Mortgage: Value: New Loans Made (HKD mn) 29,750.00 Mar 2018 monthly Dec 2000 - Mar 2018
HK: Residential Mortgage: Value: Outstanding Loans (OL) (HKD mn) 1,228,442.00 Mar 2018 monthly Dec 2000 - Mar 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 1.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
BTS: Expected Changes: Business Situation (BS): sa (%) -10.000 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
BTS: Expected Changes: BS: sa: Retail (%) -31.000 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025

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