Dealing with construction permits: Cost in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 2.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in United Arab Emirates is 2.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2005.
That places United Arab Emirates 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in United Arab Emirates?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in United Arab Emirates was 2.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.