Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) (Time days) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Dealing with construction permits: Time was 97 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Rwanda, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 97 days for dealing with construction permits: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time in Rwanda peaked at 278 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 97 days, in 2019.
That places Rwanda 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 278 days | — |
| 2006 | 278 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 224 days | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 178 days | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 178 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 163 days | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 163 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 163 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 117 days | -28.2% |
| 2014 | 107 days | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 107 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 113 days | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 113 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 113 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 days | -14.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 97 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 133.5 days, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 97 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 143.5 days, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Time in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -28.2% | 163 days | 117 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 227.2 days | 178 days | 278 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 125.6 days | 97 days | 163 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time in Rwanda?
- Dealing with construction permits: time in Rwanda was 97 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 278 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 days in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for dealing with construction permits: time?
- Rwanda ranks 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The time captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice. It is calculated in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to complete each procedure, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.