Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Iceland

Iceland: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 97.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
97.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 2017
All-time low
96.1%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Iceland, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 96.12006: 96.32007: 96.72008: 96.92009: 96.42010: 97.22011: 97.12012: 97.32013: 97.42014: 97.62015: 97.82016: 982017: 98.12018: 97.92019: 97.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Iceland stood at 97.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Iceland peaked at 98.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2005.

That places Iceland 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Iceland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 96.1%
2006 96.3% +0.3%
2007 96.7% +0.4%
2008 96.9% +0.1%
2009 96.4% -0.5%
2010 97.2% +0.9%
2011 97.1% -0.1%
2012 97.3% +0.2%
2013 97.4% +0.2%
2014 97.6% +0.2%
2015 97.8% +0.2%
2016 98.0% +0.2%
2017 98.1% +0.0%
2018 97.9% -0.1%
2019 97.6% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.5% 96.1% 96.9% 5
2010s 97.6% 97.1% 98.1% 10

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 21 Taiwan, China 98.0% compare
  2. 22 Latvia 97.9% compare
  3. 23 Mauritius 97.8% compare
  4. 25 Fiji 97.5% compare
  5. 26 Saint Lucia 97.5% compare
  6. 27 Viet Nam 97.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Iceland?
Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Iceland was 97.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2005.
How does Iceland rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
Iceland ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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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Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
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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.