Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Egypt
Egypt: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 71.16 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Egypt, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Egypt stood at 71.16.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.61 | — |
| 2015 | 70.94 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.23 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.35 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.75 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.16 | +0.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 71.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.54, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 71.16 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.16, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Egypt?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Egypt was 71.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.35 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.61 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Egypt ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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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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.