Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score was 78.21 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Saint Lucia, 2005–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 78.21 for dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in 2014.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Saint Lucia peaked at 78.22 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.42, in 2005.
Saint Lucia ranks 30th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.42 | — |
| 2006 | 74.54 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.68 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.93 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 77.96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.84 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.8 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.22 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.09 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.21 | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 78.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.61, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 78.21 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.93, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.91 | 74.42 | 77.96 | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.03 | 77.8 | 78.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 27 United States 78.69 compare
- 28 Vietnam 78.66 compare
- 29 Luxembourg 78.41 compare
- 31 Samoa 77.95 compare
- 32 Iceland 77.64 compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 76.41 compare
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 (db06-15 methodology) - score in Saint Lucia?
- Dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Saint Lucia was 78.21 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.22 in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.42 in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score?
- Saint Lucia ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to deal with construction permits, as well as the building quality control index that evaluate the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes and professional certification requirements. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.