Dealing with Construction Permits

This topic tracks the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

The table below shows the main indicators. They include:
  • all procedures to build a warehouse,
  • average time spent during each procedure, and
  • official cost of each procedure.

To see the details for a specific economy, use the dropdown box on the right or click on the links below.  Click on column headers to sort data.

Export to Excel | Local partners | Methodology

View Topic Details

Region or EconomyProcedures (number)Time (days)Cost (% of income per capita)
East Asia & Pacific18.6168.6139.6
Eastern Europe & Central Asia22.6264.2536.9
Latin America & Caribbean16.7225.0210.8
Middle East & North Africa18.9159.3358.4
OECD15.1157.056.1
South Asia18.4241.02,310.6
Sub-Saharan Africa17.3260.51,955.6
Afghanistan1334012,877.6
Albania24331386.1
Algeria2224039.6
Angola12328597.7
Antigua and Barbuda1315621.3
Argentina28338145.1
Armenia20137104.9
Australia1622112.9
Austria1419471.4
Azerbaijan31207369.6
Bahamas, the18197208.6
Bahrain134354.6
Bangladesh14231645.1
Belarus1516135.1
Belgium1416963.5
Belize116617.6
Benin15410254.4
Bhutan25183149.0
Bolivia17249107.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina16255564.7
Botswana24167246.2
Brazil1841150.6
Brunei Darussalam321634.9
Bulgaria24139436.5
Burkina Faso15132721.2
Burundi222127,968.2
Cambodia2370953.6
Cameroon154261,242.5
Canada1475100.7
Cape Verde18120523.3
Central African Republic21239275.2
Chad9181985.9
Chile1815597.8
China37336579.2
Colombia1151402.8
Comoros1816472.6
Congo, Dem. Rep.143221,485.1
Congo, Rep.14169265.6
Costa Rica23191183.6
Côte d'Ivoire22629230.9
Croatia14420895.2
Cyprus1367750.2
Czech Republic3615016.2
Denmark66958.7
Djibouti14195948.3
Dominica1318211.3
Dominican Republic17214131.6
Ecuador19155230.6
Egypt, Arab Rep.25218331.6
El Salvador34155166.2
Equatorial Guinea18201128.4
Eritreano practiceno practiceno practice
Estonia1411826.9
Ethiopia12128561.3
Fiji1913550.4
Finland1838119.7
France1313722.9
Gabon1621034.5
Gambia, the17146336.4
Georgia109821.6
Germany1210060.2
Ghana182201,099.0
Greece1516950.7
Grenada1014925.3
Guatemala221781,079.3
Guinea32255249.6
Guinea-Bissau151672,020.0
Guyana11133229.3
Haiti111,179569.5
Honduras17106465.1
Hong Kong, China76718.7
Hungary312049.8
Iceland187522.2
India371952,394.9
Indonesia14160194.8
Iran, Islamic Rep.17322365.9
Iraq14215397.9
Ireland1118544.8
Israel20235107.2
Italy14257137.2
Jamaica10156265.7
Japan1518719.3
Jordan1987697.1
Kazakhstan37211119.7
Kenya11120161.7
Kiribati14160422.1
Korea, Rep.1334135.6
Kosovo213201,291.0
Kuwait25104124.1
Kyrgyz Republic12137165.2
Lao PDR24172144.0
Latvia2518717.3
Lebanon20211194.8
Lesotho15601670.4
Liberia247728,295.9
Lithuania1716295.7
Luxembourg1321719.9
Macedonia, FYR211461,604.8
Madagascar16178630.7
Malawi212131,094.8
Malaysia252617.1
Maldives911821.9
Mali14185818.5
Marshall Islands105533.7
Mauritania25201506.3
Mauritius1810735.5
Mexico12138113.1
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.147319.9
Moldova30292120.5
Mongolia2121561.2
Montenegro192301,086.0
Morocco19163263.7
Mozambique17381632.0
Namibia12139124.7
Nepal15424221.3
Netherlands18230107.2
New Zealand76537.3
Nicaragua17219719.3
Niger172652,355.0
Nigeria18350573.4
Norway1425241.4
Oman16242427.9
Pakistan12223716.3
Palau251185.4
Panama20116107.2
Papua New Guinea2421782.8
Paraguay13291298.3
Peru21205130.1
Philippines2420381.7
Poland30308124.2
Portugal1928752.9
Puerto Rico22209506.5
Qatar19760.6
Romania1724387.9
Russian Federation547042,140.7
Rwanda14210456.1
Samoa188879.8
São Tomé and Principe13255631.4
Saudi Arabia179432.8
Senegal16220463.1
Serbia202791,907.5
Seychelles1914430.3
Sierra Leone25283368.5
Singapore112519.9
Slovak Republic1328713.6
Slovenia1419779.9
Solomon Islands1262504.1
South Africa1717424.5
Spain1123360.9
Sri Lanka222141,458.8
St. Kitts and Nevis14674.8
St. Lucia913929.5
St. Vincent and the Grenadines11746.9
Sudan19271206.4
Suriname1443195.7
Swaziland139391.8
Sweden8116103.3
Switzerland1415449.9
Syrian Arab Republic26128540.3
Taiwan, China2814296.2
Tajikistan322501,022.9
Tanzania223283,281.3
Thailand1115612.1
Timor-Leste2220838.6
Togo152771,285.3
Tonga1176317.7
Trinidad and Tobago202614.6
Tunisia2084998.3
Turkey25188218.8
Uganda16143584.0
Ukraine304761,449.3
United Arab Emirates176430.7
United Kingdom119569.1
United States194012.7
Uruguay3023487.1
Uzbekistan2626074.8
Vanuatu751273.5
Venezuela, R.B.11395233.0
Vietnam13194248.1
West Bank and Gaza211991,110.6
Yemen, Rep.15107144.1
Zambia17254912.7
Zimbabwe191,42624,468.3