Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 23.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Central African Republic, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Central African Republic stood at 23.2%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Central African Republic peaked at 40.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2019.
Central African Republic ranks 6th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.2% | — |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +47.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -13.8% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 23.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.8%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 23.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Central African Republic 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 | +47.4% | 27.2% | 40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 31.5% | 35.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 23.2% | 40.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 3 Niger 32.4% compare
- 4 Liberia 24.1% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 23.7% compare
- 7 Haiti 21.9% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 21.5% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3% compare
More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 113.83 million current US$ (1994)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 0 current US$ (1994)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Central African Republic?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Central African Republic was 23.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2019.
- How does Central African Republic rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Central African Republic ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.