Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Benin
Benin: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 14 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Benin, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Benin stood at 14 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Benin peaked at 14 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10 number, in 2012.
That places Benin 99th out of 188 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 number | — |
| 2006 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 number | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 14 number | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 number | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 14 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 14 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 number | 11 number | 11 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 13 number | 10 number | 14 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 97 India 14.76 number compare
- 98 Mexico 14.66 number compare
- 99 Chad 14 number compare
- 99 Eswatini 14 number compare
- 99 Haiti 14 number compare
- 99 Italy 14 number compare
- 99 Latvia 14 number compare
- 99 Mali 14 number compare
- 99 Mauritania 14 number compare
- 99 Micronesia (country) 14 number compare
- 99 Paraguay 14 number compare
- 99 Portugal 14 number compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 14 number compare
- 99 Senegal 14 number compare
- 99 Slovakia 14 number compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 number compare
- 99 Thailand 14 number compare
- 99 Tonga 14 number compare
- 99 Tunisia 14 number 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 in Benin?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Benin was 14 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 14 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 number in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.