Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) by country
The cost records all official costs associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse, including the costs associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; obtaining utility connections; and...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
75.6%
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.1%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
2.4%
Years covered
15
2005β2019
Data points
2,740
What the numbers show
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 75.6% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.1% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 4.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 756.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 1,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 96.1%).
Dealing with construction permits: Cost: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 75.6% | 2019 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 1 | Kosovo | 5.2% | 2019 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Djibouti | 4.8% | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 35.2% | 2019 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 32.4% | 2019 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 4 | Liberia | 24.1% | 2019 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.7% | 2019 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Haiti | 21.9% | 2019 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 21.5% | 2019 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.3% | 2019 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 19.7% | 2019 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 18.8% | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 17.6% | 2019 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.8% | 2019 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 14 | Palestine | 12.7% | 2019 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 12.6% | 2019 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 12.6% | 2019 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Burundi | 12.1% | 2019 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Jordan | 12.1% | 2019 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 19 | Venezuela | 12.0% | 2019 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 11.4% | 2019 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 20 | Rwanda | 11.4% | 2019 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 22 | Lesotho | 11.3% | 2019 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 23 | Syria | 9.6% | 2012 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 9.6% | 2019 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 9.5% | 2019 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 9.4% | 2019 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 27 | Congo | 9.3% | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 9.3% | 2019 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 9.2% | 2019 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 8.8% | 2019 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 8.6% | 2019 | up 437.5% | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | 8.5% | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 33 | Malawi | 8.4% | 2019 | up 460.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Kiribati | 8.3% | 2019 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 35 | Senegal | 7.8% | 2019 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 36 | Lebanon | 7.7% | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 7.6% | 2019 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 38 | Uganda | 7.4% | 2019 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 7.3% | 2019 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 39 | San Marino | 7.3% | 2019 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 6.9% | 2019 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 6.8% | 2019 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 6.7% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 6.5% | 2019 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 45 | Iran | 6.3% | 2019 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 45 | El Salvador | 6.3% | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 6.1% | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 48 | Mozambique | 6.0% | 2019 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.9% | 2019 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 5.7% | 2019 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 50 | Tonga | 5.7% | 2019 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 52 | Kuwait | 5.5% | 2019 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 53 | Tanzania | 5.4% | 2019 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 54 | Montenegro | 4.9% | 2019 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Benin | 4.8% | 2019 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 4.8% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 57 | Spain | 4.7% | 2019 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 58 | Laos | 4.6% | 2019 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 4.5% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 60 | South Korea | 4.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Ukraine | 4.4% | 2019 | down 82.7% | falling |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Ireland | 4.1% | 2019 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 64 | India | 4.0% | 2019 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Nigeria | 4.0% | 2019 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 66 | France | 3.9% | 2019 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 3.7% | 2019 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 67 | Moldova | 3.7% | 2019 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 69 | Netherlands | 3.6% | 2019 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 69 | Turkey | 3.6% | 2019 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 3.5% | 2019 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 3.5% | 2019 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 3.4% | 2019 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 73 | Italy | 3.4% | 2019 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 73 | Eswatini | 3.4% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 3.4% | 2019 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 77 | Morocco | 3.3% | 2019 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 77 | Myanmar | 3.3% | 2019 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 77 | Singapore | 3.3% | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Palau | 3.2% | 2019 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 81 | Argentina | 3.1% | 2019 | up 244.4% | rising |
| 81 | Gambia | 3.1% | 2019 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 83 | Cambodia | 3.0% | 2019 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 3.0% | 2019 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 3.0% | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 86 | China | 2.8% | 2019 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 86 | Kenya | 2.8% | 2019 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovenia | 2.7% | 2019 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 89 | Sudan | 2.6% | 2019 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 2.5% | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 91 | Belize | 2.4% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.4% | 2019 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 91 | Guyana | 2.4% | 2019 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Malta | 2.3% | 2019 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 94 | Philippines | 2.3% | 2019 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 94 | Zambia | 2.3% | 2019 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 97 | Marshall Islands | 2.2% | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 97 | New Zealand | 2.2% | 2019 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 97 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.2% | 2019 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 2.1% | 2019 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 2.0% | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 102 | Namibia | 2.0% | 2019 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | 2.0% | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 105 | Greece | 1.9% | 2019 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9% | 2019 | up 280.0% | rising |
| 105 | Sweden | 1.9% | 2019 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 109 | Brunei | 1.8% | 2019 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Canada | 1.8% | 2019 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 109 | Ecuador | 1.8% | 2019 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 109 | Grenada | 1.8% | 2019 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 1.7% | 2019 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Israel | 1.7% | 2019 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2019 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Peru | 1.7% | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 1.6% | 2019 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Belarus | 1.6% | 2019 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 119 | Comoros | 1.5% | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 119 | Jamaica | 1.5% | 2019 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.4% | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 121 | Gabon | 1.4% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Serbia | 1.4% | 2019 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 1.3% | 2019 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Bolivia | 1.3% | 2019 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 124 | Egypt | 1.3% | 2019 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Malaysia | 1.3% | 2019 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Chile | 1.2% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 128 | Portugal | 1.2% | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 130 | Austria | 1.1% | 2019 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 130 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 130 | Germany | 1.1% | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1% | 2019 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 130 | Paraguay | 1.1% | 2019 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 130 | Russia | 1.1% | 2019 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Angola | 1.0% | 2019 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 1.0% | 2019 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 137 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 140 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2019 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 140 | Bhutan | 0.9% | 2019 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 140 | Yemen | 0.9% | 2015 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 144 | Bahamas | 0.8% | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 144 | Oman | 0.8% | 2019 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 144 | Samoa | 0.8% | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 147 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | Finland | 0.7% | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | United States | 0.7% | 2019 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Australia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 151 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2019 | down 53.8% | flat |
| 151 | Micronesia (country) | 0.6% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 151 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 151 | Norway | 0.6% | 2019 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 151 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2019 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 157 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2019 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 157 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2019 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 157 | Japan | 0.5% | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 157 | East Timor | 0.5% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 157 | Vietnam | 0.5% | 2019 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 163 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2019 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4% | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 163 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 163 | Maldives | 0.4% | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 163 | Mauritius | 0.4% | 2019 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 163 | Taiwan | 0.4% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Dominica | 0.3% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 169 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2019 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 169 | Hong Kong | 0.3% | 2019 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 169 | Iraq | 0.3% | 2019 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 169 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Poland | 0.3% | 2019 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Suriname | 0.3% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0.3% | 2019 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Barbados | 0.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 178 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 182 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central African Republic 23.2%
- South Africa 1.9%
About this data
The cost records all official costs associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse, including the costs associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; obtaining utility connections; and registering the warehouse at the property registry. It is calculated as a percentage of the warehouse value. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project are also recorded. Sales taxes (such as value added tax) or capital gains taxes are not recorded. Nor are deposits that must be paid up front and are later refunded.