Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in China
China: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 85.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
China recorded 85.8% for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 141.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in China peaked at 85.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
China ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6% | — |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +206.5% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +83.5% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 85.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 85.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.2%, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +206.5% | 4.6% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | +83.5% | 14.0% | 25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 0.0% | 35.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 40.2% | 85.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 619.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 383.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in China?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in China was 85.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does China rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
- China ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.