Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 14 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Mauritania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 14 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Mauritania peaked at 18 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14 number, in 2011.
That places Mauritania 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 number | — |
| 2006 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 number | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 number | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 14 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 14 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 number | 18 number | 18 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.4 number | 14 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 97 India 14.76 number compare
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- 99 Benin 14 number compare
- 99 Chad 14 number compare
- 99 Eswatini 14 number compare
- 99 Haiti 14 number compare
- 99 Italy 14 number compare
- 99 Latvia 14 number compare
- 99 Mali 14 number compare
- 99 Micronesia (country) 14 number compare
- 99 Paraguay 14 number compare
- 99 Portugal 14 number compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 14 number compare
- 99 Senegal 14 number compare
- 99 Slovakia 14 number compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 number compare
- 99 Thailand 14 number compare
- 99 Tonga 14 number compare
- 99 Tunisia 14 number compare
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Mauritania?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Mauritania was 14 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 number in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Mauritania ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.