Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 15.78 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Bangladesh, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 15.78 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bangladesh peaked at 16 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 number | — |
| 2006 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 number | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.78 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.78 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.78 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.78 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.78 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.78 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.78 number | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 15.78 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 15.78 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.88 number, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2 number | 13 number | 16 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.85 number | 15.78 number | 16 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 82 United States 15.8 number compare
- 84 Nigeria 15.31 number compare
- 85 Belarus 15 number compare
- 85 Bolivia 15 number compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 15 number compare
- 85 Burundi 15 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 15 number compare
- 85 Ethiopia 15 number compare
- 85 Fiji 15 number compare
- 85 Grenada 15 number compare
- 85 Oman 15 number compare
- 85 Rwanda 15 number compare
- 85 San Marino 15 number compare
- 85 Vanuatu 15 number compare
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bangladesh?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bangladesh was 15.78 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.