Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Uganda
Uganda: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 18 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Uganda, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uganda is 18 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uganda peaked at 18 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2005.
Uganda ranks 32nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 number | — |
| 2006 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 number | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 number | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 18 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 15 number, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 18 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 number | 17 number | 17 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.7 number | 17 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 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 Kosovo 18 number compare
- 32 Nicaragua 18 number compare
- 32 Panama 18 number compare
- 32 Samoa 18 number compare
- 32 Turkey 18 number compare
- 32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 18 number compare
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uganda?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uganda was 18 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Uganda ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.