Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 1.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Uruguay, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost in Uruguay stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Uruguay peaked at 1.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 140th 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 (% of Warehouse value) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.9% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 87% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +57.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Uruguay?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Uruguay was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Uruguay ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.