Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 9.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Vanuatu, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Vanuatu stood at 9.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Vanuatu peaked at 11.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2010.
That places Vanuatu 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.9% | — |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 9.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 9.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 4.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +31.9% | 6.9% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 6.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 225.06 million current US$ (2022)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 74.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Vanuatu?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Vanuatu was 9.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Vanuatu ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.