Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 89.75 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in United Arab Emirates stood at 89.75. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 8.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 40.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 56.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in United Arab Emirates?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in United Arab Emirates was 89.75 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 89.75 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.05 in 2016.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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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.