Hong Kong Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Aug 31, 2024

Actual

423,400

Units In

USD Million

419,300

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 07, 2024

Time to Release

27 Days 21 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
499,400 Nov 2021	38,357 Jun 1993	249,883.06 USD Million	1993-2024	Hong Kong Monetary Authority

In Hong Kong, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.

Latest Updates

Foreign exchange reserves in Hong Kong increased to $423.4 billion in August 2024, the highest since March, from $419.3 billion in the previous month. It represented over five times the currency in circulation or about 39% of Hong Kong dollar M3. Including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets amounted to $422.8 billion (vs $418.5 billion in July).