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

United States: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 96.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
96.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
38th
of 191 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2009
All-time low
94.7%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 98.52006: 98.62007: 98.72008: 98.72009: 98.72010: 98.32011: 98.22012: 98.32013: 94.72014: 952015: 95.52016: 95.52017: 95.62018: 95.82019: 96.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in United States stood at 96.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in United States peaked at 98.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2013.

United States ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in United States, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 98.5%
2006 98.6% +0.1%
2007 98.7% +0.1%
2008 98.7% +0.0%
2009 98.7% +0.0%
2010 98.3% -0.4%
2011 98.2% -0.1%
2012 98.3% +0.1%
2013 94.7% -3.7%
2014 95.0% +0.3%
2015 95.5% +0.5%
2016 95.5% +0.0%
2017 95.6% +0.1%
2018 95.8% +0.2%
2019 96.4% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 5
2010s 96.3% 94.7% 98.3% 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 35 Thailand 96.8% compare
  2. 36 Luxembourg 96.6% compare
  3. 37 Switzerland 96.5% compare
  4. 39 Finland 96.3% compare
  5. 40 Samoa 96.2% compare
  6. 41 Bahamas 96.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in United States?
Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in United States was 96.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2013.
How does United States rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
United States ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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.