Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 21 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Bhutan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bhutan stood at 21 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bhutan peaked at 22 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21 number, in 2016.
That places Bhutan 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 number | — |
| 2006 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 number | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 number | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 21 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 21 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.88 number, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 number | 22 number | 22 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.6 number | 21 number | 22 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 12 Czechia 21 number compare
- 12 Moldova 21 number compare
- 15 Armenia 20 number compare
- 15 Brunei 20 number compare
- 15 Cambodia 20 number compare
- 15 Egypt 20 number compare
- 15 Jordan 20 number compare
- 15 Palau 20 number compare
- 15 South Africa 20 number compare
- 15 Syria 20 number compare
- 15 Palestine 20 number compare
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bhutan?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bhutan was 21 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 22 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 number in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Bhutan ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.