Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Sweden
Sweden: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 8 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Sweden, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sweden peaked at 8 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 184th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 number | — |
| 2006 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 number | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 8 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 61% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 8 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14 number, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sweden?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sweden was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Sweden ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.