Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Romania
Romania: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Romania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Romania is 2.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Romania peaked at 3.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2005.
Romania ranks 105th of 188 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.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.6% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +58.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +58.3% | 2.4% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 104 Kazakhstan 2.1% compare
- 105 Costa Rica 2.0% compare
- 105 Namibia 2.0% compare
- 108 Greece 1.9% compare
- 108 Saudi Arabia 1.9% compare
- 108 South Africa 1.9% compare
- 108 Sweden 1.9% compare
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 77.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 35.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 50.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Romania?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Romania was 2.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Romania ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.