Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Malta

Malta: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 16 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 188 countries
All-time high
17 number
in 2014
All-time low
15 number
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Malta, 2011–2019

0510152011201520192011: 15 number2012: 15 number2013: 15 number2014: 17 number2015: 17 number2016: 17 number2017: 17 number2018: 16 number2019: 16 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Malta stood at 16 number.

The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Malta peaked at 17 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15 number, in 2011.

Malta ranks 65th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) in Malta, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 15 number —
2012 15 number +0.0%
2013 15 number +0.0%
2014 17 number +13.3%
2015 17 number +0.0%
2016 17 number +0.0%
2017 17 number +0.0%
2018 16 number -5.9%
2019 16 number +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 16 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 16 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.5 number, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 65 Belize 16 number compare
  2. 65 Botswana 16 number compare
  3. 65 Cameroon 16 number compare
  4. 65 Djibouti 16 number compare
  5. 65 El Salvador 16 number compare
  6. 65 Ghana 16 number compare
  7. 65 Guinea 16 number compare
  8. 65 Iran 16 number compare
  9. 65 Kenya 16 number compare
  10. 65 Kiribati 16 number compare
  11. 65 Myanmar 16 number compare
  12. 65 Sao Tome and Principe 16 number compare
  13. 65 Seychelles 16 number compare
  14. 65 Sudan 16 number compare
  15. 65 East Timor 16 number compare
  16. 65 Trinidad and Tobago 16 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Malta?
Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Malta was 16 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 17 number in 2014.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 15 number in 2011.
How does Malta rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
Malta ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number)
Unit
number
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,751 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.