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How long does it take to get a building permit?

Days needed to obtain all permits and inspections to build a standard warehouse, for each country (World Bank Doing Business).

It typically takes 199 days, and anywhere from 199 days to 199 days (Afghanistan, 2019).

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Time to get a construction permit by country: low, typical and high (days)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Afghanistan 199s 199s 199s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Albania 324s 324s 324s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 131s 131s 131s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 184s 184s 184s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 144s 144s 144s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 318s 318s 318s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 99s 99s 99s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 120.5s 120.5s 120.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 222s 222s 222s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 116s 116s 116s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas, The 180s 180s 180s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 71s 71s 71s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 273.52s 273.52s 273.52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Barbados 377s 377s 377s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 158s 158s 158s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 212s 212s 212s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 142s 142s 142s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 88s 88s 88s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 150s 150s 150s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 235s 235s 235s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 180s 180s 180s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 102s 102s 102s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 338.37s 338.37s 338.37s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei Darussalam 83s 83s 83s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 121s 121s 121s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 70s 70s 70s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cabo Verde 101s 101s 101s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 652s 652s 652s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 126s 126s 126s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 249s 249s 249s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 219s 219s 219s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 226s 226s 226s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 195s 195s 195s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
China 110.88s 110.88s 110.88s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 132s 132s 132s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 107s 107s 107s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Dem. Rep. 122s 122s 122s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Rep. 164s 164s 164s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 138s 138s 138s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 146s 146s 146s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 507s 507s 507s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 64s 64s 64s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 146s 146s 146s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 191s 191s 191s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 206s 206s 206s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 132s 132s 132s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt, Arab Rep. 173s 173s 173s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
El Salvador 310s 310s 310s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 144s 144s 144s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 103s 103s 103s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 116s 116s 116s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 136s 136s 136s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 141s 141s 141s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 65s 65s 65s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
France 213s 213s 213s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 275s 275s 275s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia, The 173s 173s 173s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 63s 63s 63s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 126s 126s 126s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 170s 170s 170s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 180s 180s 180s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 146s 146s 146s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 226s 226s 226s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 151s 151s 151s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 143s 143s 143s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 208s 208s 208s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 132s 132s 132s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 192.5s 192.5s 192.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 84s 84s 84s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
India 106.22s 106.22s 106.22s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 200.13s 200.13s 200.13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iran, Islamic Rep. 130s 130s 130s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 167s 167s 167s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 164s 164s 164s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 200s 200s 200s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 189.5s 189.5s 189.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 140.5s 140.5s 140.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 108.35s 108.35s 108.35s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 66s 66s 66s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 102.5s 102.5s 102.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 159s 159s 159s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kiribati 185s 185s 185s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Korea, Rep. 27.5s 27.5s 27.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kosovo 237s 237s 237s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 103s 103s 103s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyz Republic 167s 167s 167s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lao PDR 92s 92s 92s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 192s 192s 192s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 276s 276s 276s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 183s 183s 183s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 87s 87s 87s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liechtenstein 138s 138s 138s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 74s 74s 74s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 155s 155s 155s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 194s 194s 194s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 153s 153s 153s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 41s 41s 41s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 140s 140s 140s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 124s 124s 124s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 179s 179s 179s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Marshall Islands 38s 38s 38s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 104s 104s 104s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 95.5s 95.5s 95.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 82.12s 82.12s 82.12s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 85s 85s 85s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 278s 278s 278s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 137s 137s 137s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 102s 102s 102s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 58s 58s 58s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 118s 118s 118s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 88s 88s 88s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 160s 160s 160s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 118s 118s 118s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 161s 161s 161s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 93s 93s 93s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 225s 225s 225s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 98s 98s 98s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 104.79s 104.79s 104.79s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 91s 91s 91s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 109.5s 109.5s 109.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 125s 125s 125s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 124.9s 124.9s 124.9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Palau 90s 90s 90s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 105s 105s 105s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Papua New Guinea 217s 217s 217s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 121s 121s 121s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 137s 137s 137s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 120s 120s 120s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 137s 137s 137s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 160s 160s 160s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 87.5s 87.5s 87.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 260s 260s 260s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Russian Federation 164.5s 164.5s 164.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Samoa 57s 57s 57s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
San Marino 145.5s 145.5s 145.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 100s 100s 100s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 177s 177s 177s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 99.5s 99.5s 99.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 113s 113s 113s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 182s 182s 182s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 35.5s 35.5s 35.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovak Republic 300s 300s 300s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 247.5s 247.5s 247.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Solomon Islands 99s 99s 99s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 155s 155s 155s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 131s 131s 131s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 147s 147s 147s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 86s 86s 86s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Kitts and Nevis 105s 105s 105s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Lucia 116s 116s 116s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 92s 92s 92s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 255s 255s 255s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 223s 223s 223s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 117s 117s 117s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 156s 156s 156s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Syrian Arab Republic 87s 87s 87s 2012 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 157s 157s 157s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 184s 184s 184s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 113s 113s 113s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Timor-Leste 207s 207s 207s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 168.5s 168.5s 168.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tonga 77s 77s 77s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 254s 254s 254s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 133s 133s 133s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 113s 113s 113s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 72.5s 72.5s 72.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 47.5s 47.5s 47.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 86s 86s 86s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United States 80.6s 80.6s 80.6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 265s 265s 265s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 246s 246s 246s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Vanuatu 123s 123s 123s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela, RB 434s 434s 434s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
West Bank and Gaza 108s 108s 108s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen, Rep. 184s 184s 184s 2015 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 188s 188s 188s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 178s 178s 178s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Days to complete every procedure to legally build a standard warehouse, including permits, inspections and utility connections. The World Bank discontinued the Doing Business report in 2021, so these figures come from its last editions (2019 or 2020 per country) and the year is shown on each card. They describe the largest business city and a standard case study, not every situation.

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