Hong Kong Growth Outlook Strengthens as Chan Lifts 2025 Forecast to 3.2%

Hong Kong economic outlook 2025 has strengthened after Financial Secretary Paul Chan raised the city’s growth forecast to 3.2%, saying momentum should carry into 2026 even as risks from global uncertainty persist.

Writing in a blog post, Chan cited resilient exports, solid fixed-asset investment and a recovery in consumption, adding that expected US rate cuts would also support activity.

He said Hong Kong’s stock and property markets have improved, with the Hang Seng Index up about 29%-30% this year, placing it among the world’s top performers.

Property transactions reached nearly 57,000 in the first 11 months of the year, up 16% year on year, he added, reinforcing the improving Hong Kong economic outlook 2025.