Time required to deal with construction permits in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Time required to deal with construction permits was 98 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Time required to deal with construction permits in Burkina Faso, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 98 days for time required to deal with construction permits in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.7% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Time required to deal with construction permits in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 207 days | — |
| 2006 | 207 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 207 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 214 days | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 108 days | -49.5% |
| 2010 | 98 days | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 98 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 days | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188.6 days | 108 days | 214 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 98 days | 98 days | 98 days | 3 |
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More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Burkina Faso?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Burkina Faso was 98 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 214 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 98 days in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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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.