Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Japan
Japan: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 83.09 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Japan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Japan is 83.09, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
That places Japan 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 83.03 | — |
| 2015 | 83.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.09 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.09 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 83.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 83.09 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.5, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Japan?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Japan was 83.09 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.09 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.03 in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.