Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Lithuania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Lithuania stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Lithuania peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
Lithuania ranks 172nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 26% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 18% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More private sector data for Lithuania
- Merchandise trade 95.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 49.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 17.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 60.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 41.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 28.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,410 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Lithuania?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Lithuania was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Lithuania ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.