Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Mauritania
Mauritania: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 4.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Mauritania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Mauritania stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Mauritania peaked at 9.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Mauritania?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Mauritania was 4.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Mauritania ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.