Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 2 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 2 number for starting a business: procedures required - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Hong Kong, China peaked at 5 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2 number, in 2015.
That places Hong Kong, China 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 number | — |
| 2004 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 number | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 number | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.71 number | 3 number | 5 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.5 number | 2 number | 3 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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 starting a business: procedures required - men in Hong Kong, China?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Hong Kong, China was 2 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 5 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures for men records all the procedures required in practice for five male married entrepreneurs to start and operate a local limited liability company. A procedure is de?ned as any interaction of the company founders with external parties. Both pre- and post-incorporation procedures that are officially required or commonly done in practice are recorded.