Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 4.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Djibouti, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Djibouti stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Djibouti peaked at 8.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.
Djibouti ranks 57th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.3% | — |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +52.8% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 4.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 4.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.5%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +52.8% | 5.3% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 54 Kosovo 5.2% compare
- 54 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 5.2% compare
- 56 Montenegro 4.9% compare
- 57 Benin 4.8% compare
- 57 Mauritania 4.8% compare
- 60 Spain 4.7% compare
More private sector data for Djibouti
- Merchandise trade 267.1% (2025)
- Food imports 38.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 694.21 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 41.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 6.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 842.19 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,143 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Djibouti?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Djibouti was 4.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Djibouti ranks 57th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.