Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Iraq
Iraq: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 59.37 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Iraq, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Iraq stood at 59.37. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Iraq peaked at 59.37 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.5, in 2005.
Iraq ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.5 | — |
| 2006 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.37 | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 59.37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.37 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 59.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.6, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 59.37 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.74, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.65 | 41.5 | 59.37 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Iraq?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Iraq was 59.37 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 59.37 in 2016.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5 in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.