Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Kenya
Kenya: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 61.67 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Kenya, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Kenya stood at 61.67.
The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Kenya peaked at 72.91 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 61.38, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 114th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61.96 | — |
| 2006 | 61.96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.47 | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 71.47 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.91 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 69.74 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 69.74 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.74 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.33 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 69.74 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 61.38 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 61.38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.67 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.67 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.67 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 61.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.67, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 61.67 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.95 | 61.96 | 72.91 | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.91 | 61.38 | 72.33 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 111 Switzerland 62.54 compare
- 112 Tajikistan 62.25 compare
- 113 Belarus 61.96 compare
- 115 Namibia 61.38 compare
- 115 Portugal 61.38 compare
- 117 Netherlands 61.1 compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Kenya?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Kenya was 61.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 72.91 in 2009.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.38 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Kenya ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.