Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 90.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 90.7% for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 97.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2011.
That places Saudi Arabia 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95.6% | — |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +1.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 90.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.2%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 90.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.6% | 97.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 96.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 122.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 66.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Saudi Arabia?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Saudi Arabia was 90.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.