Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) (Time days) in Australia
Australia: Dealing with construction permits: Time was 120.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Australia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time in Australia stood at 120.5 days.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time in Australia peaked at 142 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 112 days, in 2009.
That places Australia 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Australia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 142 days | — |
| 2006 | 142 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 142 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 142 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 112 days | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 112 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 112 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 112 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 112 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 112 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 112 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 121 days | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 121 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 121 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 120.5 days | -0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 120.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 144.75 days, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 120.5 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 103.67 days, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136 days | 112 days | 142 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 115.55 days | 112 days | 121 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 113 Democratic Republic of Congo 122 days compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 121 days compare
- 114 Paraguay 121 days compare
- 117 Philippines 120 days compare
- 118 Mozambique 118 days compare
- 118 Nepal 118 days compare
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time in Australia?
- Dealing with construction permits: time in Australia was 120.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 142 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 112 days in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for dealing with construction permits: time?
- Australia ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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