Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 11 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in United Arab Emirates stood at 11 number.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in United Arab Emirates peaked at 18 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 number, in 2015.
United Arab Emirates ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 17.2 number | 14 number | 18 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.4 number | 10 number | 14 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 145 Australia 11 number compare
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- 145 Dominica 11 number compare
- 145 Georgia 11 number compare
- 145 Guatemala 11 number compare
- 145 Iraq 11 number compare
- 145 Luxembourg 11 number compare
- 145 Mozambique 11 number compare
- 145 New Zealand 11 number compare
- 145 Norway 11 number compare
- 145 Serbia 11 number compare
- 145 Venezuela 11 number compare
- 145 Yemen 11 number compare
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 8.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 40.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 56.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in United Arab Emirates?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in United Arab Emirates was 11 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 number in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.