Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) was 66.67 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) in Hong Kong, China, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) in Hong Kong, China stood at 66.67. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Hong Kong, China ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 58.33 | — |
| 2014 | 58.33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.67 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 66.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.67 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.67 | +0.0% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 66.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 66.67 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.67, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 45 Albania 66.67 compare
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- 45 Bulgaria 66.67 compare
- 45 Denmark 66.67 compare
- 45 Djibouti 66.67 compare
- 45 Honduras 66.67 compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 66.67 compare
- 45 Republic of Moldova 66.67 compare
- 45 Panama 66.67 compare
- 45 Singapore 66.67 compare
- 45 Ukraine 66.67 compare
- 45 Viet Nam 66.67 compare
- 45 Palestine, State of 66.67 compare
More private sector data for Hong Kong, China
- 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 getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) in Hong Kong, China?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) in Hong Kong, China was 66.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the strength of legal rights benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.