Global rank
#20
Hong Kong • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free116 · 58%
Visa on arrival28 · 14%
eTA10 · 5%
Visa required45 · 23%
World reach
77%
About the Hong Kong passport
Ranked #20 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Hong Kong passport offers more travel freedom than 90% of passports worldwide. Alongside Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Like many countries, Hong Kong extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Hong Kong is 17%, with capital gains taxed at Varies. The country operates a territorial tax regime, taxing only income sourced within Hong Kong, with foreign-sourced income generally exempt. Expats who establish tax residency in Hong Kong and earn the bulk of their income abroad may significantly reduce their overall tax burden under this structure.
Where Hong Kong passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanBangladeshBhutanBoliviaBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoCosta RicaCubaDR CongoEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaHondurasIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaNauruNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanParaguaySao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTajikistanTogoTurkmenistanUnited StatesVietnam