Starting a business - Score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Starting a business - Score was 98.22 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Hong Kong, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Hong Kong stood at 98.22. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Hong Kong peaked at 98.22 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.05, in 2004.
Hong Kong ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 91.18 | — |
| 2004 | 91.05 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.23 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.45 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 95.42 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.31 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.32 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.45 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.38 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.12 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 98.2 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.14 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.22 | +0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 98.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 98.22 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.73 | 91.05 | 95.45 | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.17 | 95.42 | 98.22 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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 starting a business - score in Hong Kong?
- Starting a business - score in Hong Kong was 98.22 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 98.22 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.05 in 2004.
- How does Hong Kong rank for starting a business - score?
- Hong Kong ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.