Hong Kong’s economy grew by 5.2% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, matching the preliminary estimate and picking up from a downwardly revised 4.2% expansion in the previous quarter. Government consumption rose 1.7% after stagnating in Q2, while gross domestic fixed capital formation more than doubled its pace of growth to 7.5%, up from 3.7%. Household consumption remained steady, increasing by 2.9%.
Externally, growth was broad-based. Exports of goods accelerated to 30.2% from 28.9%, and exports of services strengthened to 4.3% from 3.2%. Imports also registered robust gains, with goods imports rising 29.9% (vs 29.3% previously) and services imports climbing 5.8% (vs 3.1%).
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP expanded by 1.9% in Q3, in line with the earlier estimate and rebounding from an upwardly revised 1.7% contraction in Q2.
Looking ahead, Hong Kong’s growth momentum is expected to remain solid, underpinned by strong global investment in artificial intelligence, which is likely to continue supporting merchandise exports.
