Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in United States
United States: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 84.27 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in United States, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
United States recorded 84.27 for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in 2019.
The figure is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in United States peaked at 90.49 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.84, in 2010.
United States ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 90.49 | — |
| 2006 | 90.49 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.49 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.84 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 81.84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84.27 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 84.27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.27 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 84.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.78, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.49 | 90.49 | 90.49 | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.54 | 81.84 | 84.27 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in United States?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in United States was 84.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 90.49 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.84 in 2010.
- How does United States rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- United States ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.