Time required to deal with construction permits in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Time required to deal with construction permits was 196.75 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Time required to deal with construction permits in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in days.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 196.75 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 down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Time required to deal with construction permits in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 225.12 days | — |
| 2006 | 229.16 days | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 228.02 days | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 226.86 days | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 216.04 days | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 203.43 days | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 199.04 days | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 196.75 days | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 225.04 days | 216.04 days | 229.16 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 199.74 days | 196.75 days | 203.43 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to deal with construction permits in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Time required to deal with construction permits in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 196.75 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 229.16 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest time required to deal with construction permits recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 196.75 days in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for time required to deal with construction permits?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is time required to deal with construction permits rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.