Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Panama
Panama: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 87.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Panama, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Panama stood at 87.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Panama peaked at 88.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2005.
That places Panama 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.5% | — |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 87.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.2%, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 87.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.2%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 82.5% | 86.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 86.3% | 88.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 12.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 20.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Panama?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Panama was 87.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
- Panama ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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.