Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Vietnam, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.5% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Vietnam peaked at 1.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
That places Vietnam 160th out of 188 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 (% of Warehouse value) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.5% | — |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 23% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 160 Japan 0.5% compare
- 160 Fiji 0.5% compare
- 160 Iceland 0.5% compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0.5% compare
- 160 East Timor 0.5% compare
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Vietnam?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Vietnam was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Vietnam ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.