Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Germany
Germany: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 78.2 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Germany, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Germany stood at 78.2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Germany ranks 30th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 78.08 | — |
| 2015 | 78.11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.11 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.16 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 78.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 78.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.51, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Germany?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Germany was 78.2 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.08 in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Germany ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.