Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in China
China: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 48 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in China is 48, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 727.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in China peaked at 48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
China ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 5.8 | — |
| 2014 | 5.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 38.6 | +382.5% |
| 2019 | 48 | +24.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62, 77% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.78 | 0 | 48 | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 143 Pakistan 51.8 compare
- 144 Indonesia 48 compare
- 144 Azerbaijan 48 compare
- 144 Bulgaria 48 compare
- 144 Guyana 48 compare
- 144 Jamaica 48 compare
- 144 Kosovo 48 compare
- 144 Nicaragua 48 compare
- 144 Panama 48 compare
- 144 Samoa 48 compare
- 144 Turkey 48 compare
- 144 Uganda 48 compare
- 144 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 48 compare
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in China?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in China was 48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does China rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- China ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this China 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.