Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Time required to deal with construction permits (days) was 330 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Time required to deal with construction permits in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho stood at 330 days. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 419 days | — |
| 2006 | 419 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 419 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 419 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 330 days | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 330 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 330 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 330 days | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 330 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 196.5 days, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 330 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 164 days, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 401.2 days | 330 days | 419 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 330 days | 330 days | 330 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 460.39 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.67 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Lesotho?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Lesotho was 330 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 419 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 330 days in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.