Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Mozambique
Mozambique: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 6.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Mozambique, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Mozambique stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Mozambique peaked at 15.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2019.
That places Mozambique 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 12.0% | 9.8% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 227.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Mozambique?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Mozambique was 6.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Mozambique ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.