Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Colombia
Colombia: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 6.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Colombia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 6.9% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Colombia peaked at 11.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2019.
Colombia ranks 41st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.3% | — |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 6.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 6.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -28.8% | 11.8% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.4% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 19.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Colombia?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Colombia was 6.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost records all official costs associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse, including the costs associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; obtaining utility connections; and registering the warehouse at the property registry. It is calculated as a percentage of the warehouse value. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project are also recorded. Sales taxes (such as value added tax) or capital gains taxes are not recorded. Nor are deposits that must be paid up front and are later refunded.