Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Kuwait
Kuwait: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 19 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Kuwait, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kuwait is 19 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kuwait peaked at 22 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19 number, in 2019.
That places Kuwait 24th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 number | 22 number | 22 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.7 number | 19 number | 22 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 24.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kuwait?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kuwait was 19 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 22 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 number in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.