Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Japan
Japan: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 12 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Japan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Japan is 12 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Japan peaked at 12 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12 number, in 2005.
Japan ranks 131st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 number | 12 number | 12 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 12 number | 12 number | 12 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 131 Angola 12 number compare
- 131 Canada 12 number compare
- 131 Chile 12 number compare
- 131 Gambia 12 number compare
- 131 Israel 12 number compare
- 131 Laos 12 number compare
- 131 Mauritius 12 number compare
- 131 Morocco 12 number compare
- 131 Namibia 12 number compare
- 131 Nepal 12 number compare
- 131 Poland 12 number compare
- 131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 number compare
- 131 Togo 12 number compare
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 242.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 13.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 66.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Japan?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Japan was 12 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 number in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Japan ranks 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.