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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:
| Region or Economy | Procedures (number) | Time (days) | Cost (% of income per capita) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.3 | 260.5 | 1,955.6 |
| South Asia | 18.4 | 241.0 | 2,310.6 |
| OECD | 15.1 | 157.0 | 56.1 |
| Middle East & North Africa | 18.9 | 159.3 | 358.4 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 16.7 | 225.0 | 210.8 |
| Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 22.6 | 264.2 | 536.9 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 18.6 | 168.6 | 139.6 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1,426 | 24,468.3 |
| Zambia | 17 | 254 | 912.7 |
| Yemen, Rep. | 15 | 107 | 144.1 |
| West Bank and Gaza | 21 | 199 | 1,110.6 |
| Vietnam | 13 | 194 | 248.1 |
| Venezuela, R.B. | 11 | 395 | 233.0 |
| Vanuatu | 7 | 51 | 273.5 |
| Uzbekistan | 26 | 260 | 74.8 |
| Uruguay | 30 | 234 | 87.1 |
| United States | 19 | 40 | 12.7 |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 95 | 69.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | 64 | 30.7 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 476 | 1,449.3 |
| Uganda | 16 | 143 | 584.0 |
| Turkey | 25 | 188 | 218.8 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 84 | 998.3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 261 | 4.6 |
| Tonga | 11 | 76 | 317.7 |
| Togo | 15 | 277 | 1,285.3 |
| Timor-Leste | 22 | 208 | 38.6 |
| Thailand | 11 | 156 | 12.1 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 328 | 3,281.3 |
| Tajikistan | 32 | 250 | 1,022.9 |
| Taiwan, China | 28 | 142 | 96.2 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 26 | 128 | 540.3 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 154 | 49.9 |
| Sweden | 8 | 116 | 103.3 |
| Swaziland | 13 | 93 | 91.8 |
| Suriname | 14 | 431 | 95.7 |
| Sudan | 19 | 271 | 206.4 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 74 | 6.9 |
| St. Lucia | 9 | 139 | 29.5 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 14 | 67 | 4.8 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 214 | 1,458.8 |
| Spain | 11 | 233 | 60.9 |
| South Africa | 17 | 174 | 24.5 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 62 | 504.1 |
| Slovenia | 14 | 197 | 79.9 |
| Slovak Republic | 13 | 287 | 13.6 |
| Singapore | 11 | 25 | 19.9 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 283 | 368.5 |
| Seychelles | 19 | 144 | 30.3 |
| Serbia | 20 | 279 | 1,907.5 |
| Senegal | 16 | 220 | 463.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 | 94 | 32.8 |
| São Tomé and Principe | 13 | 255 | 631.4 |
| Samoa | 18 | 88 | 79.8 |
| Rwanda | 14 | 210 | 456.1 |
| Russian Federation | 54 | 704 | 2,140.7 |
| Romania | 17 | 243 | 87.9 |
| Qatar | 19 | 76 | 0.6 |
| Puerto Rico | 22 | 209 | 506.5 |
| Portugal | 19 | 287 | 52.9 |
| Poland | 30 | 308 | 124.2 |
| Philippines | 24 | 203 | 81.7 |
| Peru | 21 | 205 | 130.1 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 291 | 298.3 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 217 | 82.8 |
| Panama | 20 | 116 | 107.2 |
| Palau | 25 | 118 | 5.4 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 223 | 716.3 |
| Oman | 16 | 242 | 427.9 |
| Norway | 14 | 252 | 41.4 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 350 | 573.4 |
| Niger | 17 | 265 | 2,355.0 |
| Nicaragua | 17 | 219 | 719.3 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 65 | 37.3 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 230 | 107.2 |
| Nepal | 15 | 424 | 221.3 |
| Namibia | 12 | 139 | 124.7 |
| Mozambique | 17 | 381 | 632.0 |
| Morocco | 19 | 163 | 263.7 |
| Montenegro | 19 | 230 | 1,086.0 |
| Mongolia | 21 | 215 | 61.2 |
| Moldova | 30 | 292 | 120.5 |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 14 | 73 | 19.9 |
| Mexico | 12 | 138 | 113.1 |
| Mauritius | 18 | 107 | 35.5 |
| Mauritania | 25 | 201 | 506.3 |
| Marshall Islands | 10 | 55 | 33.7 |
| Mali | 14 | 185 | 818.5 |
| Maldives | 9 | 118 | 21.9 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 261 | 7.1 |
| Malawi | 21 | 213 | 1,094.8 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 178 | 630.7 |
| Macedonia, FYR | 21 | 146 | 1,604.8 |
| Luxembourg | 13 | 217 | 19.9 |
| Lithuania | 17 | 162 | 95.7 |
| Liberia | 24 | 77 | 28,295.9 |
| Lesotho | 15 | 601 | 670.4 |
| Lebanon | 20 | 211 | 194.8 |
| Latvia | 25 | 187 | 17.3 |
| Lao PDR | 24 | 172 | 144.0 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 12 | 137 | 165.2 |
| Kuwait | 25 | 104 | 124.1 |
| Kosovo | 21 | 320 | 1,291.0 |
| Korea, Rep. | 13 | 34 | 135.6 |
| Kiribati | 14 | 160 | 422.1 |
| Kenya | 11 | 120 | 161.7 |
| Kazakhstan | 37 | 211 | 119.7 |
| Jordan | 19 | 87 | 697.1 |
| Japan | 15 | 187 | 19.3 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 156 | 265.7 |
| Italy | 14 | 257 | 137.2 |
| Israel | 20 | 235 | 107.2 |
| Ireland | 11 | 185 | 44.8 |
| Iraq | 14 | 215 | 397.9 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 17 | 322 | 365.9 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 160 | 194.8 |
| India | 37 | 195 | 2,394.9 |
| Iceland | 18 | 75 | 22.2 |
| Hungary | 31 | 204 | 9.8 |
| Hong Kong, China | 7 | 67 | 18.7 |
| Honduras | 17 | 106 | 465.1 |
| Haiti | 11 | 1,179 | 569.5 |
| Guyana | 11 | 133 | 229.3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 15 | 167 | 2,020.0 |
| Guinea | 32 | 255 | 249.6 |
| Guatemala | 22 | 178 | 1,079.3 |
| Grenada | 10 | 149 | 25.3 |
| Greece | 15 | 169 | 50.7 |
| Ghana | 18 | 220 | 1,099.0 |
| Germany | 12 | 100 | 60.2 |
| Georgia | 10 | 98 | 21.6 |
| Gambia, the | 17 | 146 | 336.4 |
| Gabon | 16 | 210 | 34.5 |
| France | 13 | 137 | 22.9 |
| Finland | 18 | 38 | 119.7 |
| Fiji | 19 | 135 | 50.4 |
| Ethiopia | 12 | 128 | 561.3 |
| Estonia | 14 | 118 | 26.9 |
| Eritrea | no practice | no practice | no practice |
| Equatorial Guinea | 18 | 201 | 128.4 |
| El Salvador | 34 | 155 | 166.2 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 25 | 218 | 331.6 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 155 | 230.6 |
| Dominican Republic | 17 | 214 | 131.6 |
| Dominica | 13 | 182 | 11.3 |
| Djibouti | 14 | 195 | 948.3 |
| Denmark | 6 | 69 | 58.7 |
| Czech Republic | 36 | 150 | 16.2 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 677 | 50.2 |
| Croatia | 14 | 420 | 895.2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 22 | 629 | 230.9 |
| Costa Rica | 23 | 191 | 183.6 |
| Congo, Rep. | 14 | 169 | 265.6 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 14 | 322 | 1,485.1 |
| Comoros | 18 | 164 | 72.6 |
| Colombia | 11 | 51 | 402.8 |
| China | 37 | 336 | 579.2 |
| Chile | 18 | 155 | 97.8 |
| Chad | 9 | 181 | 985.9 |
| Central African Republic | 21 | 239 | 275.2 |
| Cape Verde | 18 | 120 | 523.3 |
| Canada | 14 | 75 | 100.7 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 426 | 1,242.5 |
| Cambodia | 23 | 709 | 53.6 |
| Burundi | 22 | 212 | 7,968.2 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 132 | 721.2 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 139 | 436.5 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 32 | 163 | 4.9 |
| Brazil | 18 | 411 | 50.6 |
| Botswana | 24 | 167 | 246.2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 | 255 | 564.7 |
| Bolivia | 17 | 249 | 107.4 |
| Bhutan | 25 | 183 | 149.0 |
| Benin | 15 | 410 | 254.4 |
| Belize | 11 | 66 | 17.6 |
| Belgium | 14 | 169 | 63.5 |
| Belarus | 15 | 161 | 35.1 |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 231 | 645.1 |
| Bahrain | 13 | 43 | 54.6 |
| Bahamas, the | 18 | 197 | 208.6 |
| Azerbaijan | 31 | 207 | 369.6 |
| Austria | 14 | 194 | 71.4 |
| Australia | 16 | 221 | 12.9 |
| Armenia | 20 | 137 | 104.9 |
| Argentina | 28 | 338 | 145.1 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 13 | 156 | 21.3 |
| Angola | 12 | 328 | 597.7 |
| Algeria | 22 | 240 | 39.6 |
| Albania | 24 | 331 | 386.1 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 340 | 12,877.6 |