| Year | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| No. | 1106 | 1398 | 1967 | 2542 | 2726 | 2917 | 3060 | 3250 |
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| No. | 3435 | 3589 | 3819 | 3981 | 4162 | 4435 | 4832 | 5311 |
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| No. | 5898 | 6380 | 6788 | 7194 | 7592 | 8044 | 8492 | 8831 |
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
| No. | 9014 | 8998 |
Operational Definitions
The number of charitable institutions and trusts recognized as qualifying for tax exemption as stipulated under s88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
Footnote
All figures are collected from Inland Revenue Department from 1981and refer to the position as 31 March of year.
