Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Benin
Benin: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 76.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Benin, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 76.0% for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Benin peaked at 76.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2006.
That places Benin 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.5% | — |
| 2006 | 58.3% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 76.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.8%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 76.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.1%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 58.3% | 69.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 70.3% | 76.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 127 Laos 76.8% compare
- 128 Spain 76.7% compare
- 129 Djibouti 76.2% compare
- 131 Mauritania 75.9% compare
- 132 Montenegro 75.6% compare
- 133 Kosovo 74.0% compare
- 133 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 74.0% compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.54 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Benin?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Benin was 76.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for cost 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.