Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Jamaica
Jamaica: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Jamaica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Jamaica stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Jamaica peaked at 5.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
Jamaica ranks 122nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.9% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Jamaica?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Jamaica was 1.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.