Government Expenditure on Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
It is an established Government objective to make the best use of ICT to enhance internal operational efficiency and improve service provision.
The Government ICT expenditure:
| Total ICT Expenditure # | 2025-26 Actual (HK$) |
2026-27 Estimate (HK$) |
|---|---|---|
| Recurrent | $10,400 million | $10,622 million |
| Capital Works | $6,269 million | $9,700 million |
| Total : | $16,669 million | $20,322 million |
| As percentage of total government expenditure (%) | 2.11% | 2.41% |
# The figures exclude ICT expenditure in Housing Authority and Hospital Authority.
The Government ICT expenditure in the past 7 years:
| Financial Year | Expenditure i (HK$) |
Expenditure ii (HK$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | $8,591 million | $10,721 million |
| 2020-21 | $10,058 million | $12,448 million |
| 2021-22 | $10,823 million | $13,241 million |
| 2022-23 | $11,600 million | $14,162 million |
| 2023-24 | $13,214 million | $15,821 million |
| 2024-25 | $15,904 million | $18,825 million |
| 2025-26 | $16,669 million | $19,707 million |
| 2026-27 (estimate) | $20,322 million | $23,715 million |
- The figures exclude ICT expenditure in Housing Authority and Hospital Authority.
- The figures include ICT expenditure in Housing Authority and Hospital Authority.
- The figures on ICT expenditure include full spending under personal emoluments, departmental expenses and capital projects.
