Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 98.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
98.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 191 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2019
All-time low
96.7%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Hong Kong, China, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 96.72006: 96.82007: 97.22008: 97.42009: 97.62010: 97.52011: 97.82012: 97.92013: 98.12014: 98.12015: 97.92016: 982017: 98.12018: 98.22019: 98.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 98.3% for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Hong Kong, China peaked at 98.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2005.

Hong Kong, China ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Hong Kong, China, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 96.7%
2006 96.8% +0.2%
2007 97.2% +0.3%
2008 97.4% +0.2%
2009 97.6% +0.3%
2010 97.5% -0.1%
2011 97.8% +0.2%
2012 97.9% +0.2%
2013 98.1% +0.1%
2014 98.1% +0.1%
2015 97.9% -0.2%
2016 98.0% +0.1%
2017 98.1% +0.1%
2018 98.2% +0.1%
2019 98.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.1% 96.7% 97.6% 5
2010s 98.0% 97.5% 98.3% 10

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  6. 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Hong Kong, China?
Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Hong Kong, China was 98.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2005.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
Hong Kong, China ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.