Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 3.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Bulgaria, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Bulgaria is 3.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Bulgaria peaked at 9.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Bulgaria?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Bulgaria was 3.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.