Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 6.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in El Salvador, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.3% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in El Salvador peaked at 6.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 45th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1% | — |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +381.8% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +51.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 3.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +381.8% | 1.1% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in El Salvador?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in El Salvador was 6.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.