Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 7.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Burkina Faso stood at 7.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Burkina Faso peaked at 17.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.7% | — |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 17.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Burkina Faso?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Burkina Faso was 7.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.