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

South Africa: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 62.82 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
62.82
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 191 countries
All-time high
63.4
in 2005
All-time low
62.82
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 63.42006: 63.42007: 63.42008: 63.42009: 63.42010: 63.42011: 63.42012: 63.42013: 63.42014: 62.82015: 62.82016: 62.82017: 62.82018: 62.82019: 62.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in South Africa is 62.82, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in South Africa peaked at 63.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 62.82, in 2014.

South Africa ranks 109th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in South Africa, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 63.4 —
2006 63.4 +0.0%
2007 63.4 +0.0%
2008 63.4 +0.0%
2009 63.4 +0.0%
2010 63.4 +0.0%
2011 63.4 +0.0%
2012 63.4 +0.0%
2013 63.4 +0.0%
2014 62.82 -0.9%
2015 62.82 +0.0%
2016 62.82 +0.0%
2017 62.82 +0.0%
2018 62.82 +0.0%
2019 62.82 +0.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 62.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.6, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 62.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.4 63.4 63.4 5
2010s 63.05 62.82 63.4 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 106 Bhutan 64.27 compare
  2. 107 Guinea 63.98 compare
  3. 108 Malawi 63.4 compare
  4. 109 Luxembourg 62.82 compare
  5. 111 Switzerland 62.54 compare
  6. 112 Tajikistan 62.25 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 South Africa?
Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in South Africa was 62.82 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 63.4 in 2005.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 62.82 in 2014.
How does South Africa rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
South Africa ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.