Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Qatar
Qatar: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 13 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Qatar, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 13 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Qatar peaked at 17 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2015.
That places Qatar 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Qatar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 number | — |
| 2008 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 number | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 number | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 13 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 13 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.5 number, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 number | 17 number | 17 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 15 number | 13 number | 17 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 119 Russia 13.1 number compare
- 120 Afghanistan 13 number compare
- 120 Colombia 13 number compare
- 120 Democratic Republic of Congo 13 number compare
- 120 Congo 13 number compare
- 120 Equatorial Guinea 13 number compare
- 120 Gabon 13 number compare
- 120 Guinea-Bissau 13 number compare
- 120 Lithuania 13 number compare
- 120 Malawi 13 number compare
- 120 Netherlands 13 number compare
- 120 Spain 13 number compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 13 number compare
- 120 Switzerland 13 number compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Qatar?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Qatar was 13 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 17 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Qatar ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.