Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Colombia
Colombia: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 69.09 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Colombia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Colombia stood at 69.09. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
That places Colombia 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.77 | — |
| 2015 | 68.12 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.61 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.71 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.77 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.09 | +0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 69.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.92, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 69.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.74, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 86 Greece 69.53 compare
- 87 Djibouti 69.4 compare
- 88 Netherlands 69.4 compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 69.03 compare
- 91 Bhutan 68.94 compare
- 92 San Marino 68.91 compare
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Colombia?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Colombia was 69.09 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.09 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.77 in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Colombia ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 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 DB16-20 studies.