Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 55.04 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Sierra Leone stood at 55.04. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 55.04 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.52, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 136th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.52 | — |
| 2006 | 43.52 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.52 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.86 | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 49.86 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.76 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 55.04 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.04 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 55.04 is below the median for low income countries, which is 64.84, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 55.04 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.05 | 43.52 | 49.86 | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.01 | 54.76 | 55.04 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Sierra Leone was 55.04 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 55.04 in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.52 in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.