Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Colombia
Colombia: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Colombia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 68 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Colombia peaked at 68 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 60, in 2006.
That places Colombia 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64 | — |
| 2006 | 60 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 68 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 68 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2 | 60 | 68 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68 | 68 | 68 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 55 Afghanistan 68 compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 68 compare
- 55 Congo 68 compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 68 compare
- 55 Gabon 68 compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 68 compare
- 55 Lithuania 68 compare
- 55 Malawi 68 compare
- 55 Netherlands 68 compare
- 55 Qatar 68 compare
- 55 Spain 68 compare
- 55 Sri Lanka 68 compare
- 55 Switzerland 68 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: procedures (number) - score in Colombia?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Colombia was 68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 68 in 2009.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number procedures benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.