Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Senegal
Senegal: Time required to deal with construction permits (days) was 210 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Time required to deal with construction permits in Senegal, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 210 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 4.5% over ten years.
That places Senegal 15th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 220 days | — |
| 2006 | 220 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 220 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 220 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 220 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 210 days | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 210 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 210 days | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 210 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 196.5 days, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 210 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 164 days, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 220 days | 220 days | 220 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 210 days | 210 days | 210 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.02 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Senegal?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Senegal was 210 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 220 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 210 days in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Senegal ranks 15th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.