Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Australia
Australia: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 72.77 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Australia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Australia is 72.77, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Australia peaked at 75.22 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.57, in 2005.
That places Australia 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 66.57 | — |
| 2006 | 66.57 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.57 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.57 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.22 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 75.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.62 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 72.62 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.62 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.77 | +0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 72.77 is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.78, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 72.77 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.62, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3 | 66.57 | 75.22 | 5 |
| 2010s | 74.19 | 72.62 | 75.22 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 69 Mozambique 73.49 compare
- 69 Nepal 73.49 compare
- 71 Philippines 72.91 compare
- 73 Burkina Faso 72.62 compare
- 73 Paraguay 72.62 compare
- 75 Democratic Republic of Congo 72.33 compare
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Australia?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Australia was 72.77 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.22 in 2009.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.57 in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.