Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Guatemala
Guatemala: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 69.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Guatemala, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 69.7% for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Guatemala peaked at 69.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2005.
That places Guatemala 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.0% | — |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 69.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 69.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.2%, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.0% | 43.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 42.4% | 69.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 138 Nicaragua 71.3% compare
- 139 Cote d'Ivoire 70.5% compare
- 140 Mozambique 69.9% compare
- 142 Iran 68.7% compare
- 143 El Salvador 68.6% compare
- 144 Algeria 67.3% compare
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 16.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Guatemala?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Guatemala was 69.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
- Guatemala ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.