Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in United States
United States: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 56.8 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in United States, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in United States stood at 56.8. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in United States peaked at 64 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56.8, in 2013.
United States ranks 106th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64 | — |
| 2006 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.8 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 56.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 |
| 2010s | 57.76 | 56.8 | 60 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 104 Nigeria 58.76 compare
- 105 Bangladesh 56.88 compare
- 107 Belize 56 compare
- 107 Botswana 56 compare
- 107 Cameroon 56 compare
- 107 Djibouti 56 compare
- 107 El Salvador 56 compare
- 107 Ghana 56 compare
- 107 Guinea 56 compare
- 107 Iran 56 compare
- 107 Kenya 56 compare
- 107 Kiribati 56 compare
- 107 Malta 56 compare
- 107 Myanmar 56 compare
- 107 Sao Tome and Principe 56 compare
- 107 Seychelles 56 compare
- 107 Sudan 56 compare
- 107 East Timor 56 compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 56 compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in United States?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in United States was 56.8 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8 in 2013.
- How does United States rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- United States ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.