Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Latvia
Latvia: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 73.51 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Latvia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 73.51 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Latvia ranks 56th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74.38 | — |
| 2015 | 73.39 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 73.39 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.41 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.51 | +0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 73.51 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 73.51 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.51, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Latvia?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Latvia was 73.51 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.38 in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.39 in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Latvia ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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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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.