This page shows summary Doing Business 2008 data for the selected city in China. The first table shows its rank among 30 cities. The other tables summarize the key indicators for starting a business, registering property, getting credit and enforcing contracts, benchmarked against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.
Note: Doing Business uses data from Shanghai to calculate China's country rankings.
| Ease of... | Rank among 30 cities in China | Top city in China |
|---|---|---|
| Starting a Business | 17 | Hangzhou |
| Registering Property | 9 | Shanghai |
| Enforcing Contracts | 8 | Guangzhou |
| Indicator | Chongqing | East Asia & Pacific | OECD Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures (number) | 14 | 8.1 | 5.7 |
| Time (days) | 39 | 41.0 | 13.0 |
| Cost (% of income per capita) | 9.5 | 25.8 | 4.7 |
| Min. capital (% of income per capita) | 273.3 | 21.3 | 15.5 |
| Indicator | Chongqing | East Asia & Pacific | OECD Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures (number) | 7 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| Time (days) | 28 | 97.5 | 25.0 |
| Cost (% of property value) | 7.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Indicator | Chongqing | East Asia & Pacific | OECD Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures (number) | 31 | 37.2 | 30.6 |
| Time (days) | 286 | 538.1 | 462.4 |
| Cost (% of claim) | 14.8 | 48.5 | 19.2 |