Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Greece
Greece: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 17 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Greece, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 17 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019.
The figure is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Greece peaked at 18 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15 number, in 2005.
Greece ranks 46th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15 number | — |
| 2006 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 number | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 number | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 17 number | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 17 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 17 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14 number, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 number | 15 number | 15 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.2 number | 15 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 45 Pakistan 17.05 number compare
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- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 number compare
- 46 Cape Verde 17 number compare
- 46 Central African Republic 17 number compare
- 46 Costa Rica 17 number compare
- 46 Ecuador 17 number compare
- 46 Finland 17 number compare
- 46 Honduras 17 number compare
- 46 Iceland 17 number compare
- 46 Kazakhstan 17 number compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 17 number compare
- 46 Madagascar 17 number compare
- 46 Mongolia 17 number compare
- 46 Papua New Guinea 17 number compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 17 number compare
- 46 Slovenia 17 number compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 17 number compare
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Greece?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Greece was 17 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 number in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.