Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Haiti
Haiti: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 21.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Haiti, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Haiti is 21.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Haiti peaked at 32.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2009.
Haiti ranks 7th of 187 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 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.4% | — |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 16.7% | 32.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 17.2% | 30.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 4 Liberia 24.1% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 23.7% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 23.2% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 21.5% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3% compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 19.7% compare
More private sector data for Haiti
- Merchandise trade 16.2% (2025)
- Food imports 37.3% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 43.9% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 4.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 79.1% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 554.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Haiti?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Haiti was 21.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2009.
- How does Haiti rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Haiti ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.