Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 93.47 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong stood at 93.47. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
That places Hong Kong 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 108.59 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 23.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 33.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong was 93.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 93.47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.17 in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to deal with construction permits, as well as the building quality control index that evaluate the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes and professional certification requirements. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.