Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Benin
Benin: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 64 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Benin, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Benin is 64, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Benin peaked at 80 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2013.
Benin ranks 70th of 191 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: Procedures (number) - Score in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76 | — |
| 2006 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 64 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 64 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68 | 64 | 80 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 69 Russia 67.6 compare
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- 70 Mali 64 compare
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- 70 Micronesia (country) 64 compare
- 70 Paraguay 64 compare
- 70 Portugal 64 compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 64 compare
- 70 Senegal 64 compare
- 70 Slovakia 64 compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 64 compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 64 compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64 compare
- 70 Thailand 64 compare
- 70 Tonga 64 compare
- 70 Tunisia 64 compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Benin?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Benin was 64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Benin ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number procedures benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.