Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Belgium
Belgium: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Belgium, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Belgium is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Belgium peaked at 1.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Belgium?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Belgium was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Belgium ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.