Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Netherlands, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Netherlands is 68, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Netherlands peaked at 68 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64 | — |
| 2006 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 68 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.2 | 64 | 68 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 55 Afghanistan 68 compare
- 55 Colombia 68 compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 68 compare
- 55 Congo 68 compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 68 compare
- 55 Gabon 68 compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 68 compare
- 55 Lithuania 68 compare
- 55 Malawi 68 compare
- 55 Qatar 68 compare
- 55 Spain 68 compare
- 55 Sri Lanka 68 compare
- 55 Switzerland 68 compare
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Netherlands?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Netherlands was 68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 68 in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Netherlands ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.