Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Samoa
Samoa: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 18 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Samoa, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 18 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Samoa peaked at 18 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18 number, in 2005.
That places Samoa 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 number | 18 number | 18 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 18 number | 18 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 31 Brazil 18.61 number compare
- 32 China 18 number compare
- 32 Indonesia 18 number compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 18 number compare
- 32 Bulgaria 18 number compare
- 32 Guyana 18 number compare
- 32 Jamaica 18 number compare
- 32 Nicaragua 18 number compare
- 32 Panama 18 number compare
- 32 Turkey 18 number compare
- 32 Uganda 18 number compare
More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 328.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 44.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Samoa?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Samoa was 18 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 number in 2005.
- How does Samoa rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Samoa ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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.