Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Bhutan
Bhutan: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.9% in 2019. β Volatile
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Bhutan, 2005β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.9% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Bhutan peaked at 5.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
That places Bhutan 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Bhutan?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Bhutan was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Bhutan ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.