Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Denmark
Denmark: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 87.88 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Denmark, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Denmark stood at 87.88. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Denmark ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.72 | — |
| 2015 | 86.3 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.04 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.79 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.9 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.88 | +1.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 87.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 87.88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.51, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Denmark?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Denmark was 87.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 87.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.72 in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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.