Time required to deal with construction permits in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Time required to deal with construction permits was 118 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Time required to deal with construction permits in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 118 days for time required to deal with construction permits in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.7% over ten years.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Time required to deal with construction permits in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 255 days | — |
| 2006 | 255 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 255 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 255 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 255 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 255 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 118 days | -53.7% |
| 2012 | 118 days | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 255 days | 255 days | 255 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 163.67 days | 118 days | 255 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 38 Kenya 125 days compare
- 38 Uganda 125 days compare
- 40 Cape Verde 122 days compare
- 42 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 117 days compare
- 43 Burundi 99 days compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 98 days compare
More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Sao Tome and Principe was 118 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 255 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 days in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.