Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Lebanon
Lebanon: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 22 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Lebanon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lebanon stood at 22 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lebanon peaked at 22 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21 number, in 2005.
Lebanon ranks 6th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 number | 21 number | 21 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.7 number | 21 number | 22 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.89 billion current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 22.0% (2023)
- Computer, communications and other services 15.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lebanon?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lebanon was 22 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 22 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 number in 2005.
- How does Lebanon rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Lebanon ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.