Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Bhutan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 36 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Bhutan peaked at 36 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2005.
Bhutan ranks 173rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32 | — |
| 2006 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 36 is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.48, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.6 | 32 | 36 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Bhutan?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Bhutan was 36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2016.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Bhutan ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number procedures benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.