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 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.22 | — |
| 2015 | 91.17 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.21 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.47 | +2.4% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 93.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 93.47 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.5, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
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 191 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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About this data
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.