Dealing with construction, procedures in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Dealing with construction, procedures was 14.7 number in 2012. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction, procedures in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction, procedures in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 14.7 number, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.48 number | 14.82 number | 15.95 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.76 number | 14.7 number | 14.82 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction, procedures in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Dealing with construction, procedures in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 14.7 number in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest dealing with construction, procedures recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.95 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction, procedures recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 number in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for dealing with construction, procedures?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is dealing with construction, procedures rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Dealing with construction, procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies, public and private inspectors and technical experts apart from in-house architects and engineers. Interactions between company employees, such as development of the warehouse plans and inspections conducted by employees, are not counted as procedures. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect to electricity, water, sewerage and phone services are included. All procedures that are legally or in practice required for building a warehouse are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.