Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Benin
Benin: Time required to deal with construction permits (days) was 282 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Time required to deal with construction permits in Benin, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
Benin recorded 282 days for time required to deal with construction permits in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Benin ranks 8th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Benin, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 384 days | — |
| 2006 | 384 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 384 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 462 days | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 462 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 372 days | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 372 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 282 days | -24.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 282 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 196.5 days, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 282 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 164 days, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 415.2 days | 384 days | 462 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 342 days | 282 days | 372 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.54 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Benin?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Benin was 282 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 462 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 282 days in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.