Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Kuwait, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 44 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Kuwait peaked at 44 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Kuwait, 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 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44 | +37.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 44 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 65% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 44 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.2 | 32 | 44 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Kuwait?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Kuwait was 44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.