Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) (Time days) in Iceland
Iceland: Dealing with construction permits: Time was 84 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Iceland, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time in Iceland stood at 84 days. That is the lowest 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 in Iceland peaked at 115 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 84 days, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Iceland, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 115 days | — |
| 2006 | 100 days | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 100 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84 days | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84 days | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 84 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 144.75 days, 58% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 84 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 156 days, 54% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6 days | 84 days | 115 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 84 days | 84 days | 84 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time in Iceland?
- Dealing with construction permits: time in Iceland was 84 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 115 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 days in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for dealing with construction permits: time?
- Iceland ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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The time captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice. It is calculated in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to complete each procedure, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.