Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 11.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Lesotho, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 11.3% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Lesotho peaked at 22.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 22nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.3% | — |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +84.7% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +84.7% | 11.8% | 21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.6% | 21.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.3% | 22.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 460.39 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.67 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Lesotho?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Lesotho was 11.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.