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.

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