Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in United States
United States: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 80.02 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in United States, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in United States is 80.02, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
That places United States 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.68 | — |
| 2015 | 79.8 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.81 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.02 | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 80.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in United States?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in United States was 80.02 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 80.02 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.68 in 2014.
- How does United States rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- United States ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.