Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 16 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Cameroon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 16 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Cameroon peaked at 16 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11 number, in 2005.
That places Cameroon 65th 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 Cameroon, 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 | 13 number | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 number | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 16 number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 number | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4 number | 11 number | 13 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 15 number | 13 number | 16 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 65 Belize 16 number compare
- 65 Botswana 16 number compare
- 65 Djibouti 16 number compare
- 65 El Salvador 16 number compare
- 65 Ghana 16 number compare
- 65 Guinea 16 number compare
- 65 Iran 16 number compare
- 65 Kenya 16 number compare
- 65 Kiribati 16 number compare
- 65 Malta 16 number compare
- 65 Myanmar 16 number compare
- 65 Sao Tome and Principe 16 number compare
- 65 Seychelles 16 number compare
- 65 Sudan 16 number compare
- 65 East Timor 16 number compare
- 65 Trinidad and Tobago 16 number compare
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Cameroon?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Cameroon was 16 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 number in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Cameroon ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.