Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Palestine

Palestine: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 20 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 187 countries
All-time high
21 number
in 2005
All-time low
20 number
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Palestine, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 21 number2006: 21 number2007: 21 number2008: 21 number2009: 21 number2010: 21 number2011: 21 number2012: 21 number2013: 21 number2014: 21 number2015: 20 number2016: 20 number2017: 20 number2018: 20 number2019: 20 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 20 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Palestine peaked at 21 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20 number, in 2015.

That places Palestine 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21 number 21 number 21 number 5
2010s 20.5 number 20 number 21 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 12 Bhutan 21 number compare
  2. 12 Czechia 21 number compare
  3. 12 Moldova, Republic of 21 number compare
  4. 15 Armenia, Republic of 20 number compare
  5. 15 Brunei Darussalam 20 number compare
  6. 15 Cambodia 20 number compare
  7. 15 Egypt, Arab Republic of 20 number compare
  8. 15 Jordan 20 number compare
  9. 15 Palau, Republic of 20 number compare
  10. 15 South Africa 20 number compare
  11. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 20 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Palestine?
Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Palestine was 20 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 21 number in 2005.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 20 number in 2015.
How does Palestine rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
Palestine ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine 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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Indicator
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number)
Unit
number
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,740 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.