Time required to deal with construction permits (days) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Time required to deal with construction permits (days) was 126 days in 2012. ▬ Flat
Time required to deal with construction permits in Seychelles, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 126 days for time required to deal with construction permits in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Seychelles 37th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 126 days | — |
| 2006 | 126 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 126 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 126 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 126 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 127 days | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 126 days | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 126 days | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 126 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 164 days, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126 days | 126 days | 126 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 126.33 days | 126 days | 127 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Seychelles?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Seychelles was 126 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 127 days in 2010.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 126 days in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Seychelles ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.