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Currency in Hong Kong

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

Hong Kong's currency is -0.89 % — #31 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-20.

-0.89%

Checked 21 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-20

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 0.9 % fewer dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Hong Kong over time

0.11 %-0.39 %-0.89 %0.11 % · 24 July 202624 July 2026: 0.11 %25 July 2026: 0.09 %26 July 2026: 0.10 %27 July 2026: 0.09 %28 July 2026: 0.10 %29 July 2026: 0.11 %30 July 2026: 0.10 %31 July 2026: 0.09 %1 August 2026: 0.10 %5 August 2026: 0.09 %6 August 2026: 0.08 %7 August 2026: 0.06 %12 August 2026: 0.04 %13 August 2026: 0.03 %14 August 2026: -0.07 %15 August 2026: -0.35 %19 August 2026: -0.54 %20 August 2026: -0.35 %21 August 2026: -0.38 %22 August 2026: -0.28 %23 August 2026: -0.29 %24 August 2026: -0.28 %25 August 2026: -0.33 %26 August 2026: -0.49 %27 August 2026: -0.71 %28 August 2026: -0.57 %29 August 2026: -0.58 %30 August 2026: -0.57 %31 August 2026: -0.58 %1 September 2026: -0.54 %2 September 2026: -0.44 %3 September 2026: -0.52 %4 September 2026: -0.54 %5 September 2026: -0.49 %8 September 2026: -0.60 %9 September 2026: -0.68 %11 September 2026: -0.65 %12 September 2026: -0.76 %15 September 2026: -0.83 %16 September 2026: -0.79 %17 September 2026: -0.87 %19 September 2026: -0.88 %20 September 2026: -0.89 %24 July 202622 August 202620 September 2026-0.89 %
43 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 20 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#31 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
56 %
40 of 71 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.01 pp
since 19 September 2026
Below its peak
1.00 pp
peak 0.11 % in 24 July 2026
Full series
▼ 1.00 pp
since 24 July 2026

In Asia: #10 of 17vs median -2.20 %: +1.31 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.11 % and -8.44 %1 of 71 countries between -8.44 % and -7.76 %3 of 71 countries between -6.41 % and -5.74 %1 of 71 countries between -4.39 % and -3.72 %1 of 71 countries between -3.72 % and -3.04 %3 of 71 countries between -3.04 % and -2.37 %27 of 71 countries between -2.37 % and -1.69 %2 of 71 countries between -1.69 % and -1.02 %1 of 71 countries between -1.02 % and -0.35 %20 of 71 countries between -0.35 % and 0.33 %1 of 71 countries between 0.33 % and 1.00 %1 of 71 countries between 2.35 % and 3.03 %1 of 71 countries between 3.03 % and 3.70 %1 of 71 countries between 4.37 % and 5.05 %1 of 71 countries between 5.05 % and 5.72 %1 of 71 countries between 5.72 % and 6.40 %4 of 71 countries between 6.40 % and 7.07 %median -2.20 %Hong Kong: ahead of 56 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyHong Kong -0.89 %-9.11 %7.07 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -2.20 % and 0.00 %. Hong Kong is ahead of 56 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Hong Kong
29 Brunei0.00 %+0.89 pp
30 Poland-0.28 %+0.61 pp
31 Hong Kong-0.89 %—
32 Canada-1.25 %−0.36 pp
33 South Korea-1.64 %−0.75 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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