Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 52 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Sierra Leone is 52, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 52 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 48 | — |
| 2009 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 52 is below the median for low income countries, which is 58, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 | 0 | 48 | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.6 | 48 | 52 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 124 Argentina 52 compare
- 124 Bahamas 52 compare
- 124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52 compare
- 124 Cape Verde 52 compare
- 124 Central African Republic 52 compare
- 124 Costa Rica 52 compare
- 124 Ecuador 52 compare
- 124 Finland 52 compare
- 124 Greece 52 compare
- 124 Honduras 52 compare
- 124 Iceland 52 compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 52 compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 52 compare
- 124 Madagascar 52 compare
- 124 Mongolia 52 compare
- 124 Papua New Guinea 52 compare
- 124 Slovenia 52 compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 52 compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Sierra Leone was 52 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 52 in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.