Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Qatar
Qatar: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.1% in 2019. β Volatile
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Qatar, 2007β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Qatar stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Qatar peaked at 0.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Qatar ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 184 Mongolia 0.1% compare
- 184 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% compare
- 184 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Qatar?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Qatar was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Qatar rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Qatar ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Qatar 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.