Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Kenya
Kenya: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 16 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Kenya, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kenya stood at 16 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kenya peaked at 17 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 63rd of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2 number | 7 number | 8 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.2 number | 13 number | 17 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 63 Belize 16 number compare
- 63 Botswana 16 number compare
- 63 Cameroon 16 number compare
- 63 El Salvador 16 number compare
- 63 Ghana 16 number compare
- 63 Guinea 16 number compare
- 63 Iran, Islamic Rep. 16 number compare
- 63 Kiribati 16 number compare
- 63 Malta 16 number compare
- 63 Myanmar 16 number compare
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 16 number compare
- 63 Seychelles 16 number compare
- 63 Sudan 16 number compare
- 63 Timor-Leste 16 number compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 16 number compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.49 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 35.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kenya?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Kenya was 16 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 17 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.