Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Sri Lanka, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
That places Sri Lanka 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Sri Lanka?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Sri Lanka ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.