Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 88 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Hong Kong, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Hong Kong is 88, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Hong Kong peaked at 88 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2005.
That places Hong Kong 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6 | 24 | 84 | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.6 | 80 | 88 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 Denmark 92 compare
- 1 Djibouti 56 compare
- 1 Marshall Islands 92 compare
- 3 Cyprus 88 compare
- 3 Sweden 88 compare
- 6 Bahrain 84 compare
- 6 Barbados 84 compare
- 6 France 84 compare
- 6 Germany 84 compare
- 6 Malaysia 84 compare
- 6 Montenegro 84 compare
- 6 North Macedonia 84 compare
- 6 Singapore 84 compare
- 6 United Kingdom 84 compare
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: procedures (number) - score in Hong Kong?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Hong Kong was 88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number procedures 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.