Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Maldives
Maldives: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 10 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Maldives, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Maldives stood at 10 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Maldives peaked at 10 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2005.
Maldives ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 number | — |
| 2006 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 number | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 number | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 10 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 10 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.88 number, 72% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 number | 9 number | 9 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5 number | 9 number | 10 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 163 Belgium 10 number compare
- 163 Estonia 10 number compare
- 163 Ireland 10 number compare
- 163 South Korea 10 number compare
- 163 Lesotho 10 number compare
- 163 Suriname 10 number compare
- 163 Taiwan 10 number compare
- 163 Ukraine 10 number compare
- 163 Vietnam 10 number compare
- 163 Zambia 10 number compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 10 number compare
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Maldives?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Maldives was 10 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Maldives ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.