Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Singapore
Singapore: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 9 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Singapore, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 9 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Singapore peaked at 14 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2019.
That places Singapore 172nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 number | 13 number | 13 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.9 number | 9 number | 14 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 421.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 31.3% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 53.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Singapore?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Singapore was 9 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 14 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Singapore ranks 172nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.