Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Moldova
Moldova: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 21 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Moldova, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 21 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Moldova peaked at 29 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21 number, in 2019.
That places Moldova 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 number | — |
| 2006 | 28 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 number | -27.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 21 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 21 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14 number, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 number | 28 number | 28 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.1 number | 21 number | 29 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 12 Bhutan 21 number compare
- 12 Czechia 21 number compare
- 15 Armenia 20 number compare
- 15 Brunei 20 number compare
- 15 Cambodia 20 number compare
- 15 Egypt 20 number compare
- 15 Jordan 20 number compare
- 15 Palau 20 number compare
- 15 South Africa 20 number compare
- 15 Syria 20 number compare
- 15 Palestine 20 number compare
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 56.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 38.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Moldova?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Moldova was 21 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 29 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 number in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Moldova ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.