Starting a business: Time - Women in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Starting a business: Time - Women was 1.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Hong Kong, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.5 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Hong Kong peaked at 11 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.5 days, in 2015.
Hong Kong ranks 187th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Women in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11 days | — |
| 2004 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 days | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 days | -58.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 days | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.29 days | 6 days | 11 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.35 days | 1.5 days | 6 days | 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: time - women in Hong Kong?
- Starting a business: time - women in Hong Kong was 1.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 11 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 days in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Hong Kong ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.