Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in France
France: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 46.11 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in France, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in France is 46.11, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in France peaked at 54.76 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.11, in 2018.
That places France 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.45 | — |
| 2006 | 52.45 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.45 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54.76 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.11 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 46.11 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 46.11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.78, 70% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 46.11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.54, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.91 | 52.45 | 54.76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.03 | 46.11 | 54.76 | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
- 152 East Timor 47.84 compare
- 153 Guyana 47.55 compare
- 154 Belgium 46.4 compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 44.96 compare
- 157 Central African Republic 44.38 compare
- 158 Austria 43.52 compare
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in France?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in France was 46.11 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 54.76 in 2009.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.11 in 2018.
- How does France rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- France ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.