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

United Kingdom: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 84 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 191 countries
All-time high
84
in 2009
All-time low
52
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 522006: 522007: 522008: 522009: 842010: 842011: 842012: 842013: 842014: 842015: 842016: 842017: 842018: 842019: 84

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in United Kingdom stood at 84. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in United Kingdom peaked at 84 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2005.

United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in United Kingdom, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 52 —
2006 52 +0.0%
2007 52 +0.0%
2008 52 +0.0%
2009 84 +61.5%
2010 84 +0.0%
2011 84 +0.0%
2012 84 +0.0%
2013 84 +0.0%
2014 84 +0.0%
2015 84 +0.0%
2016 84 +0.0%
2017 84 +0.0%
2018 84 +0.0%
2019 84 +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 84 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.4 52 84 5
2010s 84 84 84 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 3 Cyprus 88 compare
  2. 3 Hong Kong 88 compare
  3. 3 Sweden 88 compare
  4. 6 Bahrain 84 compare
  5. 6 Barbados 84 compare
  6. 6 France 84 compare
  7. 6 Germany 84 compare
  8. 6 Malaysia 84 compare
  9. 6 Montenegro 84 compare
  10. 6 North Macedonia 84 compare
  11. 6 Singapore 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 United Kingdom?
Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in United Kingdom was 84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 84 in 2009.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2005.
How does United Kingdom rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.