Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 80 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Lesotho, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lesotho is 80, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lesotho peaked at 80 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Lesotho, 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 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 80 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 80 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.2 | 76 | 80 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lesotho?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Lesotho was 80 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.