Time required to deal with construction permits in Africa
Africa: Time required to deal with construction permits was 193.58 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
193.58 days
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 6 groups
All-time high
223.08 days
in 2006
All-time low
193.58 days
in 2012
Years of data
8
2005–2012
Time required to deal with construction permits in Africa, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2012, time required to deal with construction permits in Africa stood at 193.58 days. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 219.12 days | 210.54 days | 223.08 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 196.25 days | 193.58 days | 199.58 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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- Minimum capital for starting a business 112.7% (2012)
- Enforcing contracts, cost 47.7% (2012)
- Getting credit, legal rights index 5.45 (2012)
- Cost of registering property 9.1% (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 21.8% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 3.32 years (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 23.52 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, director liability index 3.65 (2012)
- Protecting investors, investor protection index 4.55 (2012)
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 4.94 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Africa?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Africa was 193.58 days in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 223.08 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 193.58 days in 2012.
- How does Africa rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Time required to deal with construction permits (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.