444 | Appendices
Table 2
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Gross National Product (GNP)
HK$ Billion, unless otherwise specified
2003
2007@
2008@
In chained (2006) dollars(1)
GDP
1,186.9
1,569.0
1,607.9
Net external factor income flows
29.3
44.2
77.6
External factor income inflow
347.3
875.6
896.3
External factor income outflow
318.0
831.5
818.7
GNP
1,215.4
1,613.2
1,685.5
(+4.9)
(+7.4)
(+4.5)
Per capita GDP (HK$)
176,341
226,547
230,436
Per capita GNP (HK$)
180,566
232,924
241,553
(+5.1)
(+6.3)
(+3.7)
At current market prices
GDP
1,234.8
1,615.0
1,678.5
Net external factor income flows
28.5
44.4
81.4
External factor income inflow
336.2
894.9
940.9
External factor income outflow
307.8
850.4
859.5
GNP
1,263.3
1,659.5
1,760.0
(-1.5)
(+10.4)
(+6.1)
Per capita GDP (HK$)
Per capita GNP (HK$)
183,449
233,185
240,554
187,682
(-1.3)
239,601
(+9.3)
252,226
(+5.3)
Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.
Gross National Product (GNP) is a measure of the total income earned by residents of a country or territory from engaging in various economic activities, irrespective of whether the economic activities are carried out within the economic territory or outside. GNP is obtained by adding net external factor income flows (i.e. external factor income inflow minus external factor income outflow) to GDP of the same year. (1) A technical feature of the chain volume measures was that for earlier years, the sum of net external
factor income flows and GDP might not be equal to GNP.
Source: Balance of Payments Branch (2), Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2116 5102)