Hong Kong dissolutions by year
The number of Hong Kong companies dissolved each year, based on their recorded dissolution date.
Data as of 2026-10-10
Based on dates recorded in the Companies Register; figures for early years are incomplete.
Latest full year (2025)
99,253
Change vs 2024
-14.1%
All-time total
2,245,336
* 2026 is still in progress — its count is year to date.
The chart shows the last 30 years; the table below covers the full history.
Data table
| Year | Companies |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 106,748 |
| 2025 | 99,253 |
| 2024 | 115,539 |
| 2023 | 93,464 |
| 2022 | 87,810 |
| 2021 | 123,354 |
| 2020 | 91,724 |
| 2019 | 145,293 |
| 2018 | 134,672 |
| 2017 | 117,426 |
| 2016 | 92,391 |
| 2015 | 123,164 |
| 2014 | 57,570 |
| 2013 | 55,758 |
| 2012 | 61,987 |
| 2011 | 55,755 |
| 2010 | 48,109 |
| 2009 | 47,824 |
| 2008 | 42,819 |
| 2007 | 37,931 |
| 2006 | 39,222 |
| 2005 | 42,420 |
| 2004 | 44,018 |
| 2003 | 55,744 |
| 2002 | 53,879 |
| 2001 | 39,365 |
| 2000 | 22,735 |
| 1999 | 19,342 |
| 1998 | 29,989 |
| 1997 | 57,811 |
| 1996 | 38,377 |
| 1995 | 13,972 |
| 1994 | 5,888 |
| 1993 | 4,100 |
| 1992 | 4,414 |
| 1991 | 4,851 |
| 1990 | 3,432 |
| 1989 | 2,674 |
| 1988 | 2,443 |
| 1987 | 2,867 |
| 1986 | 2,229 |
| 1985 | 1,843 |
| 1984 | 1,504 |
| 1983 | 1,280 |
| 1982 | 936 |
| 1981 | 802 |
| 1980 | 860 |
| 1979 | 768 |
| 1978 | 885 |
| 1977 | 798 |
| 1976 | 717 |
| 1975 | 637 |
| 1974 | 443 |
| 1973 | 298 |
| 1972 | 377 |
| 1971 | 461 |
| 1970 | 365 |
| 1969 | 322 |
| 1968 | 380 |
| 1967 | 257 |
| 1966 | 236 |
| 1965 | 126 |
| 1964 | 139 |
| 1963 | 109 |
| 1962 | 119 |
| 1961 | 67 |
| 1960 | 85 |
| 1959 | 75 |
| 1958 | 80 |
| 1957 | 111 |
| 1956 | 444 |
| 1955 | 103 |
| 1954 | 73 |
| 1953 | 89 |
| 1952 | 156 |
| 1951 | 88 |
| 1950 | 144 |
| 1949 | 26 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1947 | 10 |
| 1946 | 1 |
| 1941 | 8 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1939 | 12 |
| 1938 | 19 |
| 1937 | 26 |
| 1936 | 31 |
| 1935 | 70 |
| 1934 | 67 |
| 1933 | 47 |
| 1932 | 31 |
| 1931 | 41 |
| 1930 | 42 |
| 1929 | 37 |
| 1928 | 39 |
| 1927 | 32 |
| 1926 | 45 |
| 1925 | 42 |
| 1924 | 31 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1922 | 36 |
| 1921 | 23 |
| 1920 | 15 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1915 | 1 |