Time Needed to Deal with Construction Permits
This key economic indicator for the Construction sector has been recently updated.
- Guinea-Bissau Time Needed to Deal with Construction Permits remained stable in 2020, compared to the previous year.
- Since 2015 Greece Time Needed to Deal with Construction Permits jumped by 1.6% year on year close to 1,711 Days.
- In 2020 Suriname was ranked number 2 in Time Needed to Deal with Construction Permits.
- In 2020 Turkey was ranked number 72 in Time Needed to Deal with Construction Permits at 623 Days, moving from 79 in 2019.
Top Countries in Time Needed to Deal with Construction Permits
| # | 187 Countries | Days | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,785.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Suriname
|
1,715.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Greece
|
1,711.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Afghanistan
|
1,642.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Delhi
|
1,445.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Guatemala
|
1,402.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Barbados
|
1,340.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,340.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Sri Lanka
|
1,318.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Liberia
|
1,300.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Angola
|
1,296.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Colombia
|
1,288.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
East Timor
|
1,285.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Gabon
|
1,160.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Myanmar
|
1,160.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Slovenia
|
1,160.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Italy
|
1,120.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Cyprus
|
1,100.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Karachi
|
1,096.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Egypt
|
1,010.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Argentina
|
995.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Israel
|
975.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Philippines
|
962.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Swaziland
|
956.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Mozambique
|
950.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Honduras
|
920.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Seychelles
|
915.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Rio de Janeiro
|
911.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Canada
|
910.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +6.0 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Nepal
|
910.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Belize
|
892.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Federated States of Micronesia
|
885.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Syria
|
872.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Costa Rica
|
852.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Burundi
|
832.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Laos
|
828.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
El Salvador
|
816.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Madagascar
|
811.00 | 2020 | -6.9 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Palau
|
810.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Sudan
|
810.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Cameroon
|
800.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Panama
|
790.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Slovakia
|
775.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Maldives
|
760.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Gambia
|
758.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Portugal
|
755.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Chad
|
743.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Dominica
|
741.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Uruguay
|
725.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
Lebanon
|
721.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Venezuela
|
720.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Ghana
|
710.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Djibouti
|
695.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Libya
|
690.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Grenada
|
688.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Poland
|
685.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Czech Republic
|
678.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Botswana
|
660.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Central African Republic
|
660.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Kiribati
|
660.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Croatia
|
650.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Ireland
|
650.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Senegal
|
650.00 | 2020 | -12.2 % | -6.8 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Saint Lucia
|
645.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Yemen
|
645.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Jordan
|
642.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Liechtenstein
|
640.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Bahrain
|
635.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Macedonia
|
634.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Algeria
|
630.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Puerto Rico
|
630.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Turkey
|
623.00 | 2020 | +2.3 % | +6.8 % | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Serbia
|
622.00 | 2020 | -2.0 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Mali
|
620.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Marshall Islands
|
616.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Lesotho
|
615.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Zambia
|
611.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
610.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Paraguay
|
606.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Hungary
|
605.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 81 |
#81
South Africa
|
600.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Oman
|
598.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Switzerland
|
598.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Benin
|
595.00 | 2020 | -20.7 % | -4.5 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
595.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
595.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Bolivia
|
591.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Papua New Guinea
|
591.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Dominican Republic
|
590.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Moldova
|
585.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Guyana
|
581.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
578.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 93 |
#93
San Marino
|
575.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 93 |
#93
Saudi Arabia
|
575.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 93 |
#93
Somalia
|
575.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Armenia
|
570.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Qatar
|
570.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Kuwait
|
566.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Tunisia
|
565.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Bulgaria
|
564.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Republic of the Congo
|
560.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 102 |
#102
United States
|
555.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
Jamaica
|
550.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Bahamas
|
545.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Montenegro
|
545.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Brunei
|
540.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Palestine
|
540.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Ethiopia
|
530.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Haiti
|
530.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Albania
|
525.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Ivory Coast
|
525.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Ecuador
|
523.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Malawi
|
522.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Iraq
|
520.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Chile
|
519.00 | 2020 | -0.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Sierra Leone
|
515.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Tanzania
|
515.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Netherlands
|
514.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Romania
|
512.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Beijing
|
510.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Morocco
|
510.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Spain
|
510.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Taiwan
|
510.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Comoros
|
506.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Belgium
|
505.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Iran
|
505.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Malta
|
505.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Germany
|
499.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Solomon Islands
|
497.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Eritrea
|
490.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Mauritius
|
490.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Nicaragua
|
490.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Uganda
|
490.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Togo
|
488.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Denmark
|
485.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Finland
|
485.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Cambodia
|
483.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Sweden
|
483.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Peru
|
478.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 140 |
#140
Antigua and Barbuda
|
476.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Equatorial Guinea
|
475.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Latvia
|
469.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Kenya
|
465.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Namibia
|
460.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 145 |
#145
Estonia
|
455.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 145 |
#145
Samoa
|
455.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 147 |
#147
France
|
447.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Burkina Faso
|
446.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
United Arab Emirates
|
445.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -3.2 % | View data |
| 150 |
#150
United Kingdom
|
437.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Tajikistan
|
430.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Vanuatu
|
430.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Cape Verde
|
425.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Malaysia
|
425.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 155 |
#155
Thailand
|
420.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Iceland
|
417.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Kyrgyzstan
|
410.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Zimbabwe
|
410.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Australia
|
402.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 160 |
#160
Norway
|
400.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 160 |
#160
Vietnam
|
400.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Austria
|
397.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Fiji
|
397.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 164 |
#164
Jakarta
|
390.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -3.3 % | View data |
| 165 |
#165
Niger
|
380.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -7.0 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Ukraine
|
378.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 167 |
#167
Mongolia
|
374.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Kazakhstan
|
370.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Lithuania
|
370.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Mauritania
|
370.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Osaka
|
360.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Mexico City
|
350.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Tonga
|
350.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 174 |
#174
Russia
|
340.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 175 |
#175
Kosovo
|
330.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 176 |
#176
Luxembourg
|
321.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Guinea
|
311.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
South Korea
|
290.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 179 |
#179
Georgia
|
285.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Azerbaijan
|
277.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Belarus
|
275.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
Rwanda
|
230.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 183 |
#183
South Sudan
|
228.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Bhutan
|
225.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Uzbekistan
|
225.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 186 |
#186
New Zealand
|
216.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 187 |
#187
Singapore
|
164.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
Source: World Bank