Consumer Price Index · 147.2 (2025)
Latest CPI
147.2
2025
Earliest CPI
29.0
1981
Change (1981–2025)
+118.2
+407.6%
How CPI erosion in Hong Kong compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Hong Kong
45 years of data (1981–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147.2 | +2.1 (+1.4%) |
| 2024 | 145.1 | +2.5 (+1.7%) |
| 2023 | 142.6 | +2.9 (+2.1%) |
| 2022 | 139.7 | +2.6 (+1.9%) |
| 2021 | 137.1 | +2.1 (+1.6%) |
| 2020 | 135.0 | +0.3 (+0.3%) |
| 2019 | 134.6 | +3.8 (+2.9%) |
| 2018 | 130.9 | +3.1 (+2.4%) |
| 2017 | 127.8 | +1.9 (+1.5%) |
| 2016 | 125.9 | +3.0 (+2.4%) |
| 2015 | 123.0 | +3.6 (+3.0%) |
| 2014 | 119.4 | +5.1 (+4.4%) |
| 2013 | 114.3 | +4.8 (+4.3%) |
| 2012 | 109.6 | +4.3 (+4.1%) |
| 2011 | 105.3 | +5.3 (+5.3%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +2.2 (+2.3%) |
| 2009 | 97.8 | +0.6 (+0.6%) |
| 2008 | 97.2 | +4.0 (+4.3%) |
| 2007 | 93.2 | +1.9 (+2.0%) |
| 2006 | 91.3 | +1.8 (+2.0%) |
| 2005 | 89.5 | +0.7 (+0.8%) |
| 2004 | 88.8 | -0.2 (-0.3%) |
| 2003 | 89.0 | -2.4 (-2.7%) |
| 2002 | 91.5 | -2.8 (-3.0%) |
| 2001 | 94.3 | -1.6 (-1.7%) |
| 2000 | 95.9 | -3.7 (-3.7%) |
| 1999 | 99.6 | -4.2 (-4.0%) |
| 1998 | 103.7 | +2.9 (+2.9%) |
| 1997 | 100.8 | +5.5 (+5.8%) |
| 1996 | 95.3 | +5.6 (+6.3%) |
| 1995 | 89.7 | +7.5 (+9.1%) |
| 1994 | 82.2 | +6.6 (+8.7%) |
| 1993 | 75.6 | +6.1 (+8.8%) |
| 1992 | 69.5 | +6.1 (+9.7%) |
| 1991 | 63.4 | +6.4 (+11.2%) |
| 1990 | 57.0 | +5.4 (+10.4%) |
| 1989 | 51.6 | +4.8 (+10.2%) |
| 1988 | 46.8 | +3.4 (+7.9%) |
| 1987 | 43.4 | +2.3 (+5.7%) |
| 1986 | 41.1 | +1.3 (+3.4%) |
| 1985 | 39.8 | +1.3 (+3.5%) |
| 1984 | 38.4 | +3.1 (+8.7%) |
| 1983 | 35.3 | +3.2 (+9.9%) |
| 1982 | 32.2 | +3.2 (+11.0%) |
| 1981 | 29.0 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Hong Kong tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1981, the CPI has moved from 29.0 to 147.2, representing a cumulative change of +407.6%.
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