Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Benin
Benin: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 82.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Benin, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 82.13 for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 408.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Benin peaked at 82.13 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.14, in 2008.
That places Benin 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.9 | — |
| 2006 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.14 | -58.5% |
| 2009 | 16.14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.07 | +160.7% |
| 2011 | 42.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.01 | +61.6% |
| 2013 | 72.91 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 75.5 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 82.13 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 82.13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.13 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 82.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.67, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 82.13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8 | 16.14 | 38.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 71.12 | 42.07 | 82.13 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Benin?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Benin was 82.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 82.13 in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.14 in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 408.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.