Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in New Zealand

New Zealand: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 86.46 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
86.46
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 191 countries
All-time high
86.5
in 2018
All-time low
86.26
in 2016
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in New Zealand, 2014–2019

0204060802014201620192014: 86.42015: 86.42016: 86.32017: 86.42018: 86.52019: 86.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in New Zealand is 86.46, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

New Zealand ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in New Zealand, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 86.36 —
2015 86.39 +0.0%
2016 86.26 -0.2%
2017 86.36 +0.1%
2018 86.5 +0.2%
2019 86.46 -0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 86.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 86.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.5, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 4 Denmark 87.88 compare
  2. 5 Singapore 87.86 compare
  3. 6 Taiwan 87.12 compare
  4. 8 Mauritius 85.77 compare
  5. 9 Serbia 85.29 compare
  6. 10 Lithuania 84.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in New Zealand?
Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in New Zealand was 86.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 86.5 in 2018.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 86.26 in 2016.
How does New Zealand rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
New Zealand ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,145 data points, 2014–2019
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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.