Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 98.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Sri Lanka stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Sri Lanka peaked at 98.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2005.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 94.3% | — |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 98.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 93.7%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.3% | 95.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 95.5% | 98.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Sri Lanka?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in Sri Lanka was 98.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
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.