How does Hong Kong rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?

Hong Kong ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong

Name: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Hong Kong: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 95.04 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

95.04

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

29th

of 188 countries

All-time high

95.04

in 2014

All-time low

95.04

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong stood at 95.04. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Hong Kong ranks 29th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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More reference data data for Hong Kong

Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0028 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 7.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong was 95.04 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?: The highest recorded value was 95.04 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?: The lowest recorded value was 95.04 in 2014.
How does Hong Kong rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Hong Kong ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.