Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Belgium
Belgium: Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score was 73.68 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Belgium, 2005–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Belgium stood at 73.68. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Belgium peaked at 73.68 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.23, in 2005.
That places Belgium 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.23 | — |
| 2006 | 73.31 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.48 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.55 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.54 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.6 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.67 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.67 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.68 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 73.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.77, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 73.68 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.67, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.42 | 73.23 | 73.55 | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.63 | 73.54 | 73.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Belgium?
- Dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Belgium was 73.68 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 73.68 in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.23 in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score?
- Belgium ranks 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to deal with construction permits, as well as the building quality control index that evaluate the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes and professional certification requirements. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.