Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 18 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Kosovo, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kosovo is 18 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kosovo peaked at 22 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18 number, in 2019.
Kosovo ranks 32nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19 number | — |
| 2010 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 number | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 22 number | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 number | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 18 number | -10.0% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 18 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 18 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14 number, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 number | 19 number | 19 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.4 number | 18 number | 22 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 31 Brazil 18.61 number compare
- 32 China 18 number compare
- 32 Indonesia 18 number compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 18 number compare
- 32 Bulgaria 18 number compare
- 32 Guyana 18 number compare
- 32 Jamaica 18 number compare
- 32 Nicaragua 18 number compare
- 32 Panama 18 number compare
- 32 Samoa 18 number compare
- 32 Turkey 18 number compare
- 32 Uganda 18 number compare
- 32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 18 number compare
More private sector data for Kosovo
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 3,088 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Transport services 20.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 1,385 current US$ per person (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 18.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 19.3% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Travel services 55.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kosovo?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kosovo was 18 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 22 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 number in 2019.
- How does Kosovo rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Kosovo ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.