Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Korea
South Korea: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 84.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Korea, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in South Korea is 84.44, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
South Korea ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.82 | — |
| 2015 | 77.86 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.54 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 84.41 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.44 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 84.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 84.44 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.5, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Korea
More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in South Korea?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in South Korea was 84.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.54 in 2016.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.82 in 2014.
- How does South Korea rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- South Korea ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.