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Table 2
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Gross National Product (GNP)
HK$ Billion, unless otherwise specified
2004
2008@
2009@
In chained (2007) dollars(1)
GDP
1,325.1
1,650.1
1,606.2
Net external factor income flows
24.2
81.0
48.0
External factor income inflow
427.2
897.5
769.8
External factor income outflow
402.9
816.4
721.8
GNP
1,348.7
1,731.2
1,654.2
(+7.9)
(+4.3)
(-4.4)
Per capita GDP (HK$)
195,341
236,485
229,329
Per capita GNP (HK$)
198,816
248,099
236,190
(+7.0)
(+3.5)
(-4.8)
At current market prices
GDP
1,291.9
1,675.2
1,633.5
Net external factor income flows
23.4
83.3
49.4
External factor income inflow
405.0
923.3
791.5
External factor income outflow
381.6
840.0
742.1
GNP
1,315.3
1,758.5
1,682.9
(+4.1)
(+5.9)
(-4.3)
Per capita GDP (HK$)
Per capita GNP (HK$)
190,451
240,075
233,239
193,902
252,014
(+3.3)
(+5.2)
-240,291
(-4.7)
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)