Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 17 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Sierra Leone, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sierra Leone stood at 17 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sierra Leone peaked at 41 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41 number | — |
| 2006 | 41 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 number | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 number | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 17 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 15 number, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 17 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8 number | 18 number | 41 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1 number | 17 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 45 Pakistan 17.05 number compare
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- 46 Cape Verde 17 number compare
- 46 Central African Republic 17 number compare
- 46 Costa Rica 17 number compare
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- 46 Finland 17 number compare
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- 46 Iceland 17 number compare
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- 46 Kyrgyzstan 17 number compare
- 46 Madagascar 17 number compare
- 46 Mongolia 17 number compare
- 46 Papua New Guinea 17 number compare
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- 46 Uzbekistan 17 number compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sierra Leone?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sierra Leone was 17 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 41 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Sierra Leone ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.