Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 53.31 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Zambia is 53.31, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Zambia peaked at 53.31 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.21, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 140th of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.19 | 41.21 | 47.84 | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.19 | 47.55 | 53.31 | 10 |
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More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.38 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 48.3% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 31.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Zambia?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Zambia was 53.31 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.31 in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.21 in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Zambia ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.