Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 14 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Saudi Arabia stood at 14 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14 number, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8 number | 18 number | 19 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.9 number | 14 number | 15 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 94 India 14.76 number compare
- 95 Mexico 14.66 number compare
- 96 Benin 14 number compare
- 96 Chad 14 number compare
- 96 Eswatini 14 number compare
- 96 Haiti 14 number compare
- 96 Italy 14 number compare
- 96 Latvia 14 number compare
- 96 Mali 14 number compare
- 96 Mauritania 14 number compare
- 96 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 14 number compare
- 96 Paraguay 14 number compare
- 96 Portugal 14 number compare
- 96 Senegal 14 number compare
- 96 Slovak Republic 14 number compare
- 96 Solomon Islands 14 number compare
- 96 St. Lucia 14 number compare
- 96 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 14 number compare
- 96 Thailand 14 number compare
- 96 Tonga 14 number compare
- 96 Tunisia 14 number compare
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 66.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 29.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Saudi Arabia?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Saudi Arabia was 14 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 number in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.