Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 70.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 70.8 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 78th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.61 | — |
| 2015 | 70.66 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.65 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.75 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.8 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 70.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 70.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.74, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Costa Rica?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Costa Rica was 70.8 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.61 in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.