Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Belgium
Belgium: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) 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 143rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.3% | — |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 53% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 170.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 158.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (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 143rd out of 188 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.