Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Congo
Congo: Time required to deal with construction permits (days) was 201 days in 2012. ▬ Flat
Time required to deal with construction permits in Congo, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
Congo recorded 201 days for time required to deal with construction permits in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Congo 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Congo, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 201 days | — |
| 2006 | 201 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 201 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 201 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 201 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 201 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 201 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 201 days | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 201 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 196.5 days, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo's 201 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 164 days, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201 days | 201 days | 201 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 201 days | 201 days | 201 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.68 billion current US$ (2021)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 225.02 million current US$ (2021)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Congo?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Congo was 201 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 201 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 201 days in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.