Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Iraq
Iraq: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 11 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Iraq, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 11 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Iraq peaked at 12 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11 number, in 2016.
Iraq ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 number | 12 number | 12 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.6 number | 11 number | 12 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 145 Australia 11 number compare
- 145 Austria 11 number compare
- 145 Comoros 11 number compare
- 145 Dominica 11 number compare
- 145 Georgia 11 number compare
- 145 Guatemala 11 number compare
- 145 Luxembourg 11 number compare
- 145 Mozambique 11 number compare
- 145 New Zealand 11 number compare
- 145 Norway 11 number compare
- 145 Serbia 11 number compare
- 145 United Arab Emirates 11 number compare
- 145 Venezuela 11 number compare
- 145 Yemen 11 number compare
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.09 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 33.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Iraq?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Iraq was 11 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 12 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 number in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Iraq ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.