Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 10 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Lesotho, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lesotho stood at 10 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lesotho peaked at 11 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 number, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Lesotho, 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 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 number | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 number | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 10 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 10 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 number | 11 number | 11 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7 number | 10 number | 11 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 163 Belgium 10 number compare
- 163 Estonia 10 number compare
- 163 Ireland 10 number compare
- 163 South Korea 10 number compare
- 163 Maldives 10 number compare
- 163 Suriname 10 number compare
- 163 Taiwan 10 number compare
- 163 Ukraine 10 number compare
- 163 Vietnam 10 number compare
- 163 Zambia 10 number compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 10 number compare
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lesotho?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Lesotho was 10 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 number in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Lesotho ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.