Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 9 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Malaysia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 9 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Malaysia peaked at 37 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2019.
Malaysia ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21 number | — |
| 2006 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 37 number | +68.2% |
| 2013 | 14 number | -62.2% |
| 2014 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 number | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 number | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 9 number | -10.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 9 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 9 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.5 number, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 number | 21 number | 21 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.7 number | 9 number | 37 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Malaysia?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Malaysia was 9 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Malaysia ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.