Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 64 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 64 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 70th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8 | 44 | 48 | 5 |
| 2010s | 60.4 | 60 | 64 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 66.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 29.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Saudi Arabia?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Saudi Arabia was 64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.