Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Maldives
Maldives: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Maldives, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Maldives stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Maldives peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
That places Maldives 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Maldives?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Maldives was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.