Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 0.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.1% for dealing with construction permits: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Merchandise trade 48.6% (2025)
- Food imports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 59.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,983 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.