Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Iraq
Iraq: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 76 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Iraq, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Iraq is 76, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Iraq peaked at 76 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72, in 2005.
That places Iraq 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72 | — |
| 2006 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 76 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 76 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72 | 72 | 72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.6 | 72 | 76 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 27 Australia 76 compare
- 27 Austria 76 compare
- 27 Comoros 76 compare
- 27 Dominica 76 compare
- 27 Georgia 76 compare
- 27 Guatemala 76 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 76 compare
- 27 Mozambique 76 compare
- 27 New Zealand 76 compare
- 27 Norway 76 compare
- 27 Serbia 76 compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 76 compare
- 27 Venezuela 76 compare
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Iraq?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Iraq was 76 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2016.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.