Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 185th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 6% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More private sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Merchandise trade 43.5% (2025)
- Food imports 26.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 509.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 209.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 72.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 26.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 37.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 380.27 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 370.28 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.