Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
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...
Countries reporting
190
Highest
93.47
Hong Kong
Lowest
0
Yemen, Rep.
Median
68.67
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,139
What the numbers show
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 93.47 in Hong Kong; the lowest is 0 in Yemen, Rep..
The median across all reporting countries is 68.67, and the mean is 65.75.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 127.1%), and the largest decrease in Yemen, Rep. (down 100.0%).
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 93.47 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 69.4 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 55.29 | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 2 | Malaysia | 89.92 | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 89.75 | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 87.88 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 5 | Singapore | 87.86 | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 6 | Taiwan | 87.12 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 7 | New Zealand | 86.46 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Mauritius | 85.77 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 85.29 | 2019 | up 127.1% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 84.87 | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 84.74 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 12 | Korea, Rep. | 84.44 | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 84.16 | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 83.87 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 83.55 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 83.25 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | Bahrain | 83.13 | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 83.09 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Estonia | 82.55 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 81.14 | 2019 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 21 | Georgia | 80.98 | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 22 | Norway | 80.58 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 80.34 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | United States | 80.02 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 79.27 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 78.9 | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 27 | India | 78.66 | 2019 | up 118.9% | rising |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 78.35 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 29 | Mongolia | 78.21 | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Germany | 78.2 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Sweden | 78.05 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | Tunisia | 77.38 | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 33 | China | 77.33 | 2019 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 77.26 | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 35 | Israel | 76.69 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 36 | Ireland | 76.58 | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 76.55 | 2019 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 38 | St. Lucia | 76.38 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Poland | 76.35 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | Montenegro | 76.08 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 75.93 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 42 | Finland | 75.93 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 75.93 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 44 | Botswana | 75.58 | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 75.45 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 46 | Myanmar | 75.4 | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 47 | Oman | 75.19 | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 48 | Belarus | 75.18 | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 75.13 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Cabo Verde | 74.65 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 51 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.44 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | France | 74.29 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 53 | Turkiye | 73.83 | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | 73.62 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 55 | Nigeria | 73.61 | 2019 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 56 | Latvia | 73.51 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 57 | Malta | 73.49 | 2019 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 58 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 73.48 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 73.36 | 2019 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 73.23 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Mozambique | 73.19 | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 62 | Armenia | 73.05 | 2019 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 63 | Maldives | 72.99 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 64 | Canada | 72.98 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 65 | Peru | 72.53 | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 72.26 | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 72.09 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 68 | Kuwait | 71.94 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 69 | Tonga | 71.91 | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 71.88 | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 71.76 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | Iceland | 71.56 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 71.18 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 74 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 71.16 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Paraguay | 71.11 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 76 | Marshall Islands | 71.09 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 77 | Bahamas, The | 70.9 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 70.8 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 79 | Spain | 70.8 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 70.75 | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 70.64 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 82 | Benin | 70.54 | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 83 | Dominica | 70.08 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 84 | Namibia | 69.97 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Philippines | 69.96 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 86 | Greece | 69.53 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 87 | Netherlands | 69.4 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 88 | Colombia | 69.09 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 89 | Kyrgyz Republic | 69.03 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 90 | Bhutan | 68.94 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 91 | San Marino | 68.91 | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 92 | Mexico | 68.85 | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 93 | Samoa | 68.81 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 68.68 | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 95 | Eswatini | 68.66 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Italy | 68.33 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 97 | South Africa | 68.32 | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 98 | Lao PDR | 68.28 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 99 | Panama | 68.24 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 100 | Comoros | 67.98 | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 101 | Fiji | 67.75 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 102 | Iraq | 67.66 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 103 | Ghana | 67.62 | 2019 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 104 | Kenya | 67.61 | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 105 | Seychelles | 67.34 | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 106 | Nepal | 67.3 | 2019 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 66.98 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 108 | Mauritania | 66.86 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 109 | Indonesia | 66.78 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.64 | 2019 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 111 | Pakistan | 66.46 | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 112 | Uganda | 66.45 | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 113 | Ecuador | 66.42 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 114 | Suriname | 66.33 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 115 | Guinea | 65.85 | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 65.74 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 117 | Guatemala | 65.34 | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 118 | Slovenia | 65.33 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 119 | Angola | 65.33 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 120 | Algeria | 65.26 | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 64.54 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 122 | Belize | 64.29 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 123 | Sudan | 64.21 | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 124 | Cyprus | 64.15 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.13 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 126 | Togo | 64.12 | 2019 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 63.13 | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 128 | Palau | 63.1 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 129 | Grenada | 62.49 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 130 | Senegal | 62.06 | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 61.68 | 2019 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 132 | Mali | 61.43 | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 133 | Congo, Rep. | 61.28 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 61.05 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 135 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 61.03 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 60.85 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 137 | Jordan | 60.33 | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 138 | Bolivia | 60.04 | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 60 | 2019 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 140 | Gabon | 59.78 | 2019 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 141 | Ethiopia | 59.68 | 2019 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 142 | Puerto Rico (US) | 59.6 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 143 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 59.51 | 2019 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia, The | 59.36 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 145 | Slovak Republic | 59.36 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 146 | Romania | 58.35 | 2019 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 147 | West Bank and Gaza | 58.23 | 2019 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 148 | Tanzania | 57.92 | 2019 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 149 | Croatia | 57.82 | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 150 | Uruguay | 57.54 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57.41 | 2019 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 152 | Barbados | 56.64 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 153 | Cameroon | 56.45 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 154 | Argentina | 56.44 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 155 | Moldova | 56.24 | 2019 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 156 | Czechia | 56.21 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 157 | Honduras | 56.17 | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 55.29 | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 159 | Burundi | 55.01 | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.01 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 54.57 | 2019 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 162 | Lebanon | 53.72 | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 163 | Lesotho | 52.95 | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 164 | Albania | 52.68 | 2019 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 165 | Guyana | 52.52 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 166 | El Salvador | 52.35 | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 167 | Kiribati | 52.2 | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 168 | Brazil | 51.92 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 169 | South Sudan | 50.51 | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 49.47 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 171 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Chad | 47.24 | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 173 | Venezuela, RB | 46.45 | 2019 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 174 | Nicaragua | 46.33 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Cambodia | 44.55 | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 177 | Haiti | 44.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Niger | 44.15 | 2019 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 38.43 | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 180 | Madagascar | 35.9 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 34.54 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 34.1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Liberia | 28.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 184 | Libya | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 184 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 184 | Yemen, Rep. | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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 DB16-20 studies.