Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Botswana
Botswana: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 78.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Botswana, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 78.1 for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Botswana peaked at 78.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.14, in 2005.
That places Botswana 47th 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 50.14 | — |
| 2006 | 50.14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.37 | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 76.37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.95 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.1 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.1 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 78.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.6, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 78.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.14 | 50.14 | 50.14 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.96 | 50.14 | 78.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 44 Saudi Arabia 78.67 compare
- 44 Turkey 78.67 compare
- 46 Cape Verde 78.39 compare
- 47 Montenegro 78.1 compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 77.95 compare
- 50 Estonia 77.81 compare
- 50 Kuwait 77.81 compare
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Botswana?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Botswana was 78.1 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.14 in 2005.
- How does Botswana rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.