Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Romania
Romania: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 24 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Romania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Romania stood at 24 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Romania peaked at 24 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2005.
That places Romania 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 number | — |
| 2006 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 number | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 number | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 22 number | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 23 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 23 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 24 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 number | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 24 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 24 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14 number, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8 number | 17 number | 19 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.4 number | 22 number | 24 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Tajikistan 26 number compare
- 2 Liberia 25 number compare
- 3 Tanzania 24 number compare
- 5 South Sudan 23 number compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 22 number compare
- 6 Croatia 22 number compare
- 6 Hungary 22 number compare
- 6 Lebanon 22 number compare
- 6 Philippines 22 number compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 22 number compare
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Romania?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Romania was 24 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 24 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.