Country risk profile
Hong Kong
- ISO
- HKG
- Region
- Asia
- Population
- 7.5M
- Profile
- updated 1 Oct 2026, 06:01 UTC
Composite risk
51/100
HighAssessment summary
The published high-risk rating is led by Governance and Sanctions, based on 3 of 7 risk groups.
At-a-glance evidence
Risk ratings and primary indicators
Ratings apply published thresholds to each source value. Low means the observed value is below elevated-risk thresholds; no data means no verified observation.
Primary source indicators
Full evidence and limitations ↓Governance
Low69.9 / 100
Higher means stronger governance
Corruption perception
Low76.0 / 100
Higher means cleaner public sector
Humanitarian risk
No dataUnavailable
Higher means greater crisis risk
Listed labour-risk goods
Low0 goods
Count of listed country-good observations
Sanctions designations
Moderate202 recorded
Recorded designations, not unique subjects
Violent-event intensity
No rollupUnavailable
Higher means greater reported intensity
FATF status
LowNot listed
Published jurisdiction list status
State fragility
No dataUnavailable
Higher means greater fragility
Press freedom
High39.5 / 100
Higher means greater press freedom
Environmental performance
No dataUnavailable
Higher means better performance
Published score inputs
What drives the score
01Governancehigh 2 / 3
- poor press freedom (39/100, RSF 2026)
02Sanctionsmoderate 1 / 3
- notable sanctions exposure (202 designations, 27/M pop.)
03Corruption & Financial CrimeUnclassified 0 / 3
- Available inputs are below the published risk thresholds.
Calculation and all contributing groups
Group total 3 ÷ 3 available groups. Base 33.3 → published 51/100.
- Governance
- high · 2/3
- Corruption & Financial Crime
- unclassified · 0/3
- Sanctions
- moderate · 1/3
Published assessment rationale
High risk driven by Governance (high — poor press freedom (39/100, RSF 2026)) and Sanctions (moderate — notable sanctions exposure (202 designations, 27/M pop.)).
Coverage measures available evidence, not certainty. See the exact formula and thresholds.
Hong Kong narrative assessment
Hong Kong carries a composite risk score of 51 out of 100 on the [S/1] scorecard, placing it in the high risk band as of 1 October 2026. The result is based on 3 of 7 indicator groups (limited evidence coverage); unavailable groups are excluded rather than treated as low risk. It records a World Bank governance score of 69.9 out of 100 (2025, higher is better) and a Transparency International CPI score of 76 out of 100 (2025, higher is cleaner). Exposure includes 202 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Hong Kong within [S/1]'s 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available. The groups driving the assessment are governance. All figures are drawn from official open-data sources and carry their own publication year. This is a country-level screening input, not an entity-level determination.
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Indicator evidenceSource values, publication years and links
Published values retain their original units and scale directions. Open each source before using an indicator in a decision.
INFORM RISK · JRC
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
CHILD / FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
0 GOODS Low
No country-good observation in the current source release. This is not evidence of low supplier risk.
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA · link ↗
SANCTIONS · 18 CONFIGURED SOURCES
202 DESIGNATIONSModerate
Selected lists: EU 4 · OFAC 38 · UN 0 · UK 0 · SECO 0
A country-level count is a screening signal, not a finding about any specific entity or evidence of national culpability.
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
NO COUNTRY ROLLUP
Insufficient event volume or no mapped observation in the 180-day window.
SOURCE: GDELT · link ↗
FATF STATUS
NOT LISTED Low
Not in the FATF list — not subject to FATF monitoring or call for action
SOURCE: FATF · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
39.5/100High
Reporters Without Borders — higher = more free
SOURCE: RSF Press Freedom · 2026 · link ↗
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
Data not available
Source last ingested: Sept 2026
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
Source last ingested: —
Additional inputs
- War events · 180-day GDELT
- No country observation
- OECD country risk category
- No country observation
- IMF programme severity
- No country observation
- Trade circumvention signal
- 0/1002023 · Source ↗
- EU forced-labour product groups
- No country observation
- PM2.5 annual mean
- No country observation
- Water stress
- No country observation
- Land degradation
- No country observation
- Human development · context only
- 95/1002023 · Source ↗
Source dates and coverageIngestion and publication context
Observation periods, recorded pipeline dates and fallback status are distinct. A recent pipeline date does not verify the observation or establish complete coverage.
Scorecard computed9 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC
- Governance · WB WGI
- Observation period: 2025
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:02 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Corruption · TI CPI
- Observation period: 2025
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - INFORM Risk · JRC
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Child / forced labour · US DOL
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Sanctions · aggregate ingestion marker
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 9 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Violent events · GDELT
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 9 Oct 2026, 04:36 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - FATF
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Fragile States Index
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Press freedom · RSF
- Observation period: 2026
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Environmental performance · Yale
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Sept 2026, 04:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Climate risk · ND-GAIN
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Labour rights · ILO NORMLEX
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Child labour · ILOSTAT
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Political freedom · Freedom House
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: Not recorded
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Country risk category · OECD
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Lending programmes · IMF
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Trade patterns · UN Comtrade
- Observation period: 2023
Pipeline date: 3 Oct 2026, 02:01 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Human development · UNDP
- Observation period: 2023
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Forced labour · EU
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: Not recorded
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Air quality
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:11 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Water and land · ingestion paused
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:12 UTC
Historical fallback observations are unverified. UN SDG ingestion is paused pending reuse-term verification.
Sector exposureCountry × sector and commodity signals
Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
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Common questions about Hong Kong risk
What is the overall risk level of Hong Kong?
Hong Kong scores 51 out of 100 on the [S/1] composite risk scorecard, which places it in the high risk band as of 1 October 2026. The result uses 3 of seven indicator groups and has limited evidence coverage; the unavailable groups are labour & human rights, conflict, economic fragility and environmental. The composite uses the available scores across seven indicator groups: governance, corruption and financial crime, labour and human rights, conflict, sanctions, economic fragility, and environmental. Groups score 0–3; the available-group average is converted to a base percentage and calibrated using the formula published on the methodology page.
Is Hong Kong on the FATF grey list?
No. Hong Kong does not appear on the FATF grey list or black list in the current FATF data [S/1] holds as of 1 October 2026. FATF updates its lists three times per year, so check the current FATF statement before relying on this.
How many sanctions designations are linked to Hong Kong?
[S/1] records 202 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Hong Kong within its 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available as of 1 October 2026. These include 38 on the US OFAC SDN list and 4 on the EU consolidated list. Source availability varies and is published separately. A country-level count is a screening signal, not a finding about any specific entity.
What is Hong Kong's corruption score?
Hong Kong scores 76 out of 100 on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025. The CPI runs from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) and measures perceived public-sector corruption based on expert assessments and business surveys.
How well governed is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong scores 69.9 out of 100 on the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators for 2025, where a higher score is better. The WGI aggregate combines Voice and Accountability, Political Stability, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
Where does the Hong Kong risk data come from?
The Hong Kong scorecard aggregates official open-data sources including the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, Transparency International CPI, the European Commission JRC INFORM index, US DOL TVPRA, FATF, the Fragile States Index, RSF, ILO NORMLEX and GDELT, together with an 18-source configured sanctions and debarment coverage model including OFAC, the EU consolidated list, UK FCDO and the UN Security Council. Each indicator carries its own publication year, shown on the page, and current pipeline health is published in the source directory. The scorecard was last generated on 1 October 2026.
From context to decision
What should happen after a country-risk signal?
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Salient One (2026-10-01). Hong Kong Country Risk Profile. https://s1.salientone.eu/scorecard/hong-kong. Country-level context; not an entity determination.