Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 17.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Cameroon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Cameroon is 17.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Cameroon peaked at 21.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.3% | — |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 17.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 17.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +49.2% | 13.0% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 12.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3% compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 19.7% compare
- 11 Chad 18.8% compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.8% compare
- 14 Palestine 12.7% compare
- 15 Ethiopia 12.6% compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 12.6% compare
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.37 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.74 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Cameroon?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Cameroon was 17.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.