Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Australia
Australia: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 84.74 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Australia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Australia recorded 84.74 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
That places Australia 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86.12 | — |
| 2015 | 86.13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.38 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 84.39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.59 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.74 | +0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 84.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 84.74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.5, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Australia?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Australia was 84.74 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.13 in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.38 in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 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 DB16-20 studies.