Global: Ease of doing business score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Global: Ease of doing business score was 86.36 DB10-14 methodology in 2013. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Hong Kong, 2009–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB10-14 methodology.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 86.36 DB10-14 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2013.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over five years.
That places Hong Kong 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | DB10-14 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 86.06 DB10-14 methodology | — |
| 2010 | 86.37 DB10-14 methodology | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.04 DB10-14 methodology | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.02 DB10-14 methodology | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.36 DB10-14 methodology | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.06 DB10-14 methodology | 86.06 DB10-14 methodology | 86.06 DB10-14 methodology | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.7 DB10-14 methodology | 86.36 DB10-14 methodology | 87.04 DB10-14 methodology | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 Singapore 89.54 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 2 New Zealand 87.34 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 4 United Kingdom 84.79 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 5 Denmark 84.32 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 6 United States 83.48 DB10-14 methodology 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)
- 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 global: ease of doing business score in Hong Kong?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Hong Kong was 86.36 DB10-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 87.04 DB10-14 methodology in 2011.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.06 DB10-14 methodology in 2009.
- How does Hong Kong rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB10-14 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.