Hong Kong SAR, China

Ease of Doing Business in

Hong Kong SAR, China

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Hong Kong SAR, China. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region East Asia & Pacific
Income Category High income
Population 7,041,270
GNI Per Capita (US$) 32,900.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
2 2 0
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 5 6 up 1
Dealing with Construction Permits 1 1 No change
Getting Electricity 4 22 up 18
Registering Property 57 55 up -2
Getting Credit 4 4 No change
Protecting Investors 3 3 No change
Paying Taxes 3 3 No change
Trading Across Borders 2 2 No change
Enforcing Contracts 5 5 No change
Resolving Insolvency 16 15 up -1

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 5 DB 2011 Rank 6 Change in Rank up1
Indicator Hong Kong SAR, China East Asia & Pacific OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
3 7 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
3 37 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
1.9 22.7 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 20.1 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Choose a company name and obtain a certificate of incorporation 1 day HKD 1,720 application fee + 0.1% of authorized share capital, capped at 30,000+ 450 for business registration levy.
2 Sign up Employee Compensation Insurance and Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Schemes with a private company or a bank 1 day no charge
3 Make a corporate seal and company rubber stamp 1 day HKD 215

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