Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 88.18 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 88.18 for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 88.18 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.8, in 2005.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.8 | — |
| 2006 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.17 | +96.7% |
| 2012 | 86.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.18 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 88.18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.18 | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 88.18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.67, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 88.18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.54 | 43.8 | 88.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Sao Tome and Principe was 88.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.18 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8 in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.