Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Malta
Malta: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 2.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Malta, 2011–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.3% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Malta peaked at 5.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2019.
Malta ranks 97th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.5% | — |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.5%, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malta
- 94 Belize 2.4% compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2.4% compare
- 94 Guyana 2.4% compare
- 97 Philippines 2.3% compare
- 97 Zambia 2.3% compare
- 100 Marshall Islands 2.2% compare
- 100 New Zealand 2.2% compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 2.2% compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 2.2% compare
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 17.37 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 9.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 79.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 25.00 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Malta?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Malta was 2.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Malta ranks 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.