Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 64 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Mauritania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 64 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Mauritania peaked at 64 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48 | — |
| 2006 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania'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 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.4 | 48 | 64 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 69 Russia 67.6 compare
- 70 Benin 64 compare
- 70 Chad 64 compare
- 70 Eswatini 64 compare
- 70 Haiti 64 compare
- 70 Italy 64 compare
- 70 Latvia 64 compare
- 70 Mali 64 compare
- 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 Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Mauritania?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Mauritania was 64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Mauritania ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.