Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Ghana
Ghana: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 58.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Ghana, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Ghana is 58.5, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Ghana peaked at 58.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.53, in 2005.
That places Ghana 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.53 | — |
| 2006 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.53 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.5 | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 58.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.5 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 58.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.67, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 58.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.53 | 45.53 | 45.53 | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.31 | 45.53 | 58.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Ghana?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Ghana was 58.5 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.53 in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Ghana ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.