Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Saint Lucia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.5% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
That places Saint Lucia 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Saint Lucia
- Merchandise trade 41.2% (2025)
- Food imports 27.6% (2020)
- Manufactures imports 57.0% (2020)
- Merchandise imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Saint Lucia?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Saint Lucia was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Saint Lucia ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.