Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Portugal
Portugal: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 14 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Portugal, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Portugal stood at 14 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Portugal peaked at 17 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14 number, in 2011.
Portugal ranks 99th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16 number | — |
| 2006 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 number | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 15 number | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 16 number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 14 number | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 number | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 14 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 14 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14 number, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 number | 15 number | 17 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.2 number | 14 number | 16 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 97 India 14.76 number compare
- 98 Mexico 14.66 number compare
- 99 Benin 14 number compare
- 99 Chad 14 number compare
- 99 Eswatini 14 number compare
- 99 Haiti 14 number compare
- 99 Italy 14 number compare
- 99 Latvia 14 number compare
- 99 Mali 14 number compare
- 99 Mauritania 14 number compare
- 99 Micronesia (country) 14 number compare
- 99 Paraguay 14 number compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 14 number compare
- 99 Senegal 14 number compare
- 99 Slovakia 14 number compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 number compare
- 99 Thailand 14 number compare
- 99 Tonga 14 number compare
- 99 Tunisia 14 number compare
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Portugal?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Portugal was 14 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 number in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Portugal ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.