What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in New Zealand?

The lowest recorded value was 80.69 in 2005.

How does New Zealand rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?

New Zealand ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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

Name: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in New Zealand
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

New Zealand: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 80.69 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

80.69

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

35th

of 188 countries

All-time high

80.69

in 2005

All-time low

80.69

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 80.69 for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in New Zealand peaked at 80.69 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 80.69, in 2005.

New Zealand ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	80.69	80.69	80.69	5
2010s	80.69	80.69	80.69	10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

32 North Macedonia 81.27 compare
33 Laos 80.98 compare
33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80.98 compare
36 Mauritius 79.97 compare
37 Bulgaria 79.54 compare
37 Haiti 79.54 compare
37 Rwanda 79.54 compare

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More private sector data for New Zealand

Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
Food imports 12.8% (2025)
Manufactures imports 70.7% (2025)
Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 69.0% (2025)
Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 19.30 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 19.8% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 45.2% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in New Zealand?: Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in New Zealand was 80.69 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 80.69 in 2005.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 80.69 in 2005.
How does New Zealand rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?: New Zealand ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.