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