Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Gambia
Gambia: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 3.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Gambia stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 35.4% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Gambia peaked at 13.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
Gambia ranks 84th 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 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.5% | — |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Gambia?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Gambia was 3.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Gambia ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.