Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in China

China: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 75.54 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
75.54
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
61st
of 191 countries
All-time high
75.54
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in China, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 19.32013: 30.92014: 30.92015: 30.92016: 30.92017: 322018: 62.92019: 75.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in China stood at 75.54. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 144.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in China peaked at 75.54 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

China ranks 61st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in China, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in China, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 19.31 —
2013 30.86 +59.9%
2014 30.86 +0.0%
2015 30.86 +0.0%
2016 30.86 +0.0%
2017 32.05 +3.8%
2018 62.93 +96.4%
2019 75.54 +20.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 75.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.6, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • China's 75.54 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.62, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 0 0 5
2010s 31.33 0 75.54 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 58 Palestine 76.37 compare
  2. 59 Japan 76.27 compare
  3. 60 Norway 75.94 compare
  4. 62 Seychelles 74.93 compare
  5. 62 Thailand 74.93 compare
  6. 62 Uganda 74.93 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in China?
Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in China was 75.54 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 75.54 in 2019.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does China rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
China ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this China 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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Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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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.