Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sweden
Sweden: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 78.05 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sweden, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sweden stood at 78.05. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Sweden ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.48 | — |
| 2015 | 77.68 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.78 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.89 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.97 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.05 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 78.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 78.05 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.51, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sweden
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sweden?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sweden was 78.05 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 78.05 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.48 in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.