Hong Kong PESTLE Insights - A Macroeconomic Outlook Report
Hong Kong PESTLE Insights - A Macroeconomic Outlook Report
SUMMARY
Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 30.6% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2019, followed by wholesale, retail and hotels (25.4%) and transport, storage and communication (9.3%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to shrink by -3.1%, -4.27% and -5.5%, respectively, in 2020.
The major regions of Hong Kong are Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, where most of the economic activity and population is concentrated.
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SUMMARY
Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 30.6% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2019, followed by wholesale, retail and hotels (25.4%) and transport, storage and communication (9.3%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to shrink by -3.1%, -4.27% and -5.5%, respectively, in 2020.
The major regions of Hong Kong are Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, where most of the economic activity and population is concentrated.
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- Hong Kong’s government is expected to invest HK$1tn (US$127.6bn) over 2019-2028 to boost the city’s competitiveness.
- As per the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in Hong Kong has declined over the last two years, with a fall in rank from ninth in 2016 to 12th out of 160 countries in 2018.
- The overall Hang Seng Index exhibited a downward trend over the past year. As of August 24, 2020, the Hang Seng index stood at 25,551.58 compared to 26,179.33 on August, 2019.
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
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Outlook
LIST OF FIGURES
Exhibit 1: Hong Kong’s Performance in terms of its Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Asia-Pacific and the World Average
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights Behind the Index
Exhibit 4: Hang Seng Index
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors’ Contribution to the Economy (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 6: Total FDI Stock (Q1 2015-Q4 2018) and FDI Stock by Sector (2015-2017)
Exhibit 7: FDI by Country (2015-2017) and Share of FDI Stock by Country (2017)
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2019)
Exhibit 11: Export, Import and Trade Balance (2015-2019)
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance (2015-2021f)
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports (2016-2019)
Exhibit 14: Electrical Machinery and Equipment, % of World Total (2019)
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates (July 2015- July 2020)
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate and Inflation (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 17: General Government Net Borrowing/Lending (2015-2021f)
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt (2015-2019)
Exhibit 19: Unemployment (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 20: Average Annual Wages (2015-2019)
Exhibit 21: Labor Cost Index (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 22: Age Dependency Ratio (2015-2019)
Exhibit 23: Age-group Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025f)
Exhibit 24: Gender Split (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025f)
Exhibit 25: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate (2019)
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Per Million Population (2019)
Exhibit 27: High-technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2019 or Latest Available Year)
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Hong Kong 2019
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) (2019)
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions (2014-2019)
Exhibit 1: Hong Kong’s Performance in terms of its Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Asia-Pacific and the World Average
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights Behind the Index
Exhibit 4: Hang Seng Index
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors’ Contribution to the Economy (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 6: Total FDI Stock (Q1 2015-Q4 2018) and FDI Stock by Sector (2015-2017)
Exhibit 7: FDI by Country (2015-2017) and Share of FDI Stock by Country (2017)
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2019)
Exhibit 11: Export, Import and Trade Balance (2015-2019)
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance (2015-2021f)
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports (2016-2019)
Exhibit 14: Electrical Machinery and Equipment, % of World Total (2019)
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates (July 2015- July 2020)
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate and Inflation (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 17: General Government Net Borrowing/Lending (2015-2021f)
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt (2015-2019)
Exhibit 19: Unemployment (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 20: Average Annual Wages (2015-2019)
Exhibit 21: Labor Cost Index (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 22: Age Dependency Ratio (2015-2019)
Exhibit 23: Age-group Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025f)
Exhibit 24: Gender Split (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025f)
Exhibit 25: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate (2019)
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Per Million Population (2019)
Exhibit 27: High-technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2019 or Latest Available Year)
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Hong Kong 2019
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) (2019)
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions (2014-2019)
