Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in South Africa
South Africa: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 40 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in South Africa, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 40 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in South Africa peaked at 48 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2014.
That places South Africa 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48 | — |
| 2006 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 40 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 40 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.2 | 40 | 48 | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in South Africa?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in South Africa was 40 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- South Africa ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.