Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in South Korea
South Korea: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 10 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in South Korea, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 10 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in South Korea peaked at 10 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2005.
South Korea ranks 160th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 number | 9 number | 9 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.9 number | 9 number | 10 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 160 Belgium 10 number compare
- 160 Estonia 10 number compare
- 160 Ireland 10 number compare
- 160 Lesotho 10 number compare
- 160 Maldives 10 number compare
- 160 Suriname 10 number compare
- 160 Taiwan 10 number compare
- 160 Ukraine 10 number compare
- 160 Vietnam 10 number compare
- 160 Zambia 10 number compare
- 160 Zimbabwe 10 number compare
More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 149.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 57.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in South Korea?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in South Korea was 10 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2005.
- How does South Korea rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- South Korea ranks 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.