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

South Korea: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 78.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
78.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
78.6%
in 2016
All-time low
77.7%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 77.72006: 77.72007: 77.82008: 77.92009: 78.12010: 78.22011: 78.32012: 78.42013: 78.42014: 78.52015: 78.62016: 78.62017: 78.12018: 78.12019: 78.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Korea stood at 78.2%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Korea peaked at 78.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2005.

South Korea ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in South Korea, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 77.7% —
2006 77.7% +0.1%
2007 77.8% +0.0%
2008 77.9% +0.2%
2009 78.1% +0.3%
2010 78.2% +0.1%
2011 78.3% +0.1%
2012 78.4% +0.1%
2013 78.4% +0.0%
2014 78.5% +0.1%
2015 78.6% +0.0%
2016 78.6% +0.1%
2017 78.1% -0.7%
2018 78.1% +0.1%
2019 78.2% +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 78.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.2%, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 78.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.2%, 88% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.8% 77.7% 78.1% 5
2010s 78.3% 78.1% 78.6% 10

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 121 India 79.9% compare
  2. 122 Ireland 79.4% compare
  3. 123 Equatorial Guinea 79.4% compare
  4. 125 Ukraine 78.0% compare
  5. 126 Indonesia 77.4% compare
  6. 127 Laos 76.8% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Korea?
Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Korea was 78.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2005.
How does South Korea rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
South Korea ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea 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
191 places, 2,794 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.