Time required to start a business in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Time required to start a business was 1.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Hong Kong, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.5 days for time required to start a business 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, time required to start a business in Hong Kong peaked at 11 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.5 days, in 2015.
Hong Kong ranks 184th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 |
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More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.441 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2868 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7318 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.72 °C (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 147.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 55.66 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,808 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Hong Kong?
- Time required to start a business in Hong Kong was 1.5 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 11 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 days in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for time required to start a business?
- Hong Kong ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business 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 Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.