Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Singapore
Singapore: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 84 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Singapore, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 84 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 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Singapore peaked at 84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2014.
Singapore ranks 6th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68 | — |
| 2006 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84 | +5.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 84 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.4 | 64 | 84 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Singapore?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Singapore was 84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2014.
- How does Singapore rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.