Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 51.8 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Pakistan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Pakistan stood at 51.8.
The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Pakistan peaked at 52 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.8, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52 | — |
| 2006 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.4 | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 46.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.8 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.8 | +18.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 51.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 51.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52 | 52 | 52 | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.58 | 43.8 | 52 | 10 |
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More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Pakistan?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Pakistan was 51.8 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 52 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8 in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Pakistan ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.