Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in France
France: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 74.29 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in France, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in France stood at 74.29.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
France ranks 52nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.97 | — |
| 2015 | 74.27 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.4 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 76.45 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.33 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 74.29 | -0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 74.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 74.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.51, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in France?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in France was 74.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 76.45 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.97 in 2014.
- How does France rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- France ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.