Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Bahamas
Bahamas: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Bahamas, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Bahamas stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Bahamas peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2018.
Bahamas ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.1% | — |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 147 Oman 0.8% compare
- 147 Samoa 0.8% compare
- 150 United States of America 0.7% compare
- 150 Finland 0.7% compare
- 150 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
- 150 Switzerland 0.7% compare
More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Bahamas?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Bahamas was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- How does Bahamas rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Bahamas ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.