Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in China
China: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 2.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in China stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in China peaked at 24.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2019.
China ranks 89th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in China, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.0% | — |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -62.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 2.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -62.8% | 7.8% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 12.9% | 24.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 2.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 619.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 383.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in China?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in China was 2.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- How does China rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- China ranks 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.