Hong Kong is ranked 4 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Hong Kong improved to 4 in 2018 from 5 in 2017. Ease of Doing Business in Hong Kong averaged 3.36 from 2008 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5 in 2014 and a record low of 2 in 2010.

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Hong Kong Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence -12.00 2.00 32.00 -53.00 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 48.00 48.40 53.30 44.40 [+]
Industrial Production 1.30 1.20 7.10 -12.50 percent [+]
Changes in Inventories -3008.00 11698.00 36307.00 -17104.00 HKD Million [+]
Bankruptcies 13241.00 13332.00 16200.00 409.00 Companies [+]
Car Registrations 2529.00 2487.00 6154.00 332.00 [+]
Internet Speed 21908.83 21943.39 21943.39 6090.98 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 3132077.00 3045927.00 3132077.00 1589168.00 IP [+]
Competitiveness Index 82.25 81.99 82.25 5.22 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 7.00 7.00 12.00 7.00 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 4.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 [+]
Corruption Index 76.00 77.00 84.00 70.10 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 14.00 13.00 18.00 12.00 [+]


Ease of Doing Business in Hong Kong

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in Hong Kong. Ease of Doing Business in Hong Kong - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 2008 - 2018 Yearly




Country Last Previous
Singapore 2.00 Dec/18
South Korea 5.00 Dec/18
United States 8.00 Dec/18
United Kingdom 9.00 Dec/18
Australia 18.00 Dec/18
Canada 22.00 Dec/18
Germany 24.00 Dec/18
Spain 30.00 Dec/18
Russia 31.00 Dec/18
France 32.00 Dec/18
Netherlands 36.00 Dec/18
Switzerland 38.00 Dec/18
Japan 39.00 Dec/18
Turkey 43.00 Dec/18
China 46.00 Dec/18
Italy 51.00 Dec/18
Mexico 54.00 Dec/18
Indonesia 73.00 Dec/18
India 77.00 Dec/18
South Africa 82.00 Dec/18
Saudi Arabia 92.00 Dec/18
Brazil 109.00 Dec/18
Argentina 119.00 Dec/18


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