Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 8 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Cyprus, 2008–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Cyprus is 8 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Cyprus peaked at 9 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2009.
That places Cyprus 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 number | — |
| 2009 | 8 number | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 number | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 8 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 61% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 8 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14 number, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5 number | 8 number | 9 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More private sector data for Cyprus
- Merchandise trade 52.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,513 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Cyprus?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Cyprus was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2009.
- How does Cyprus rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Cyprus ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.