How does Liberia rank for time required to deal with construction permits?

Liberia ranks 50th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.

Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Liberia 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.

Time required to deal with construction permits in Liberia

Name: Time required to deal with construction permits in Liberia
Creator: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Liberia: Time required to deal with construction permits was 75 days in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)

75 days

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

50th

of 50 countries

All-time high

424 days

in 2006

All-time low

75 days

in 2009

Years of data

2006–2012

Time required to deal with construction permits in Liberia, 2006–2012

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 75 days for time required to deal with construction permits in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.3% over ten years.

That places Liberia 50th out of 50 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	317.5 days	75 days	424 days	4
2010s	75 days	75 days	75 days	3

Countries ranked near Liberia

47 Tunisia 88 days compare
48 Nigeria 85 days compare
49 Mauritania 82 days compare

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More private sector data for Liberia

Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
Food imports 23.1% (2023)
Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 24.5% (2023)
Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 18.00 million current US$ (2024)
Transport services 63.3% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 24.5% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to deal with construction permits in Liberia?: Time required to deal with construction permits in Liberia was 75 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 Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 424 days in 2006.
What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 75 days in 2009.
How does Liberia rank for time required to deal with construction permits?: Liberia ranks 50th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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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Indicator: Time required to deal with construction permits (days)
Unit: days
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 447 data points, 2005–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.