Hong Kong: Foreign exchange reserves
(measure: billion U.S. Dollar, source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority)
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Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units in Hong Kong
, January 1997 - May 2021: For that indicator, we provide data for Hong Kong from January 1997 to May 2021. The average value for Hong Kong during that period was 233.49 billion U.S. Dollar with a minimum of 63.4 billion U.S. Dollar in March 1997 and a maximum of 495.7 billion U.S. Dollar in February 2021. Click on the following link to see the values of Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units around the world.
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Measure: billion U.S. Dollar
Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Definition: Foreign exchange reserves consist of foreign currency, deposits denominated in foreign
currency, Monetary Gold, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Reserve position in the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign exchange reserves are held by monetary authorities
to finance trade imbalances, check the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations and address
other issues under the purview of the central bank.