Global: Ease of doing business score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Global: Ease of doing business score was 85.32 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Hong Kong, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Hong Kong stood at 85.32 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over five years.
Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.32 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 84.76 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.05 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.09 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.32 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 New Zealand 86.76 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 2 Singapore 86.2 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 4 Denmark 85.29 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 5 South Korea 84 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 6 United States 84 DB17-20 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 85.32 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 85.32 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.32 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 (DB17-20 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 DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.