Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Panama
Panama: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 68.24 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Panama, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Panama stood at 68.24. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
That places Panama 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 20.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 46.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Panama?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Panama was 68.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 68.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.95 in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Panama ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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.