Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Jordan
Jordan: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 20 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Jordan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 20 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Jordan peaked at 23 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20 number, in 2013.
That places Jordan 15th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 number | — |
| 2006 | 23 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 number | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 number | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 number | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 20 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 20 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.5 number, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6 number | 21 number | 23 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3 number | 20 number | 21 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 12 Bhutan 21 number compare
- 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 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 Jordan
- Merchandise trade 71.2% (2025)
- Food imports 20.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Jordan?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Jordan was 20 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 23 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 number in 2013.
- How does Jordan rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Jordan ranks 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.