Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 15 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Ethiopia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 15 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Ethiopia peaked at 15 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 85th of 188 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 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 number | — |
| 2006 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 number | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 number | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 number | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 number | +15.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 15 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 15 number, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 15 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.9 number | 8 number | 15 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 82 United States 15.8 number compare
- 83 Bangladesh 15.78 number compare
- 84 Nigeria 15.31 number compare
- 85 Belarus 15 number compare
- 85 Bolivia 15 number compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 15 number compare
- 85 Burundi 15 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 15 number compare
- 85 Fiji 15 number compare
- 85 Grenada 15 number compare
- 85 Oman 15 number compare
- 85 Rwanda 15 number compare
- 85 San Marino 15 number compare
- 85 Vanuatu 15 number compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Ethiopia?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Ethiopia was 15 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Ethiopia ranks 85th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.