Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 32 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Lebanon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lebanon stood at 32. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lebanon peaked at 36 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2013.
Lebanon ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36 | — |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 32 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 32 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.2 | 32 | 36 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lebanon?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lebanon was 32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2013.
- How does Lebanon rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Lebanon ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.