Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Botswana
Botswana: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 56 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Botswana, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Botswana stood at 56. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Botswana peaked at 56 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2008.
That places Botswana 107th out of 191 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: Procedures (number) - Score in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36 | — |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 56 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 56 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4 | 32 | 36 | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.6 | 32 | 56 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 104 Nigeria 58.76 compare
- 105 Bangladesh 56.88 compare
- 106 United States 56.8 compare
- 107 Belize 56 compare
- 107 Cameroon 56 compare
- 107 Djibouti 56 compare
- 107 El Salvador 56 compare
- 107 Ghana 56 compare
- 107 Guinea 56 compare
- 107 Iran 56 compare
- 107 Kenya 56 compare
- 107 Kiribati 56 compare
- 107 Malta 56 compare
- 107 Myanmar 56 compare
- 107 Sao Tome and Principe 56 compare
- 107 Seychelles 56 compare
- 107 Sudan 56 compare
- 107 East Timor 56 compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 56 compare
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Botswana?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Botswana was 56 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 2018.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Botswana ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.