Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Sweden

Sweden: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 88 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
88
in 2005
All-time low
88
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Sweden, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 882006: 882007: 882008: 882009: 882010: 882011: 882012: 882013: 882014: 882015: 882016: 882017: 882018: 882019: 88

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 88 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 unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Sweden peaked at 88 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 88, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Sweden, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 88 —
2006 88 +0.0%
2007 88 +0.0%
2008 88 +0.0%
2009 88 +0.0%
2010 88 +0.0%
2011 88 +0.0%
2012 88 +0.0%
2013 88 +0.0%
2014 88 +0.0%
2015 88 +0.0%
2016 88 +0.0%
2017 88 +0.0%
2018 88 +0.0%
2019 88 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88 88 88 5
2010s 88 88 88 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Denmark 92 compare
  2. 1 Marshall Islands 92 compare
  3. 3 Cyprus 88 compare
  4. 3 Hong Kong 88 compare
  5. 6 Bahrain 84 compare
  6. 6 Barbados 84 compare
  7. 6 France 84 compare
  8. 6 Germany 84 compare
  9. 6 Malaysia 84 compare
  10. 6 Montenegro 84 compare
  11. 6 North Macedonia 84 compare
  12. 6 Singapore 84 compare
  13. 6 United Kingdom 84 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Sweden?
Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Sweden was 88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 88 in 2005.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 88 in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
Sweden ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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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Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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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.