Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 52 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Costa Rica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 52 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 52 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 123rd out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.6 | 28 | 52 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 123 Argentina 52 compare
- 123 Bahamas, The 52 compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52 compare
- 123 Cabo Verde 52 compare
- 123 Central African Republic 52 compare
- 123 Ecuador 52 compare
- 123 Finland 52 compare
- 123 Greece 52 compare
- 123 Honduras 52 compare
- 123 Iceland 52 compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 52 compare
- 123 Kyrgyz Republic 52 compare
- 123 Madagascar 52 compare
- 123 Mongolia 52 compare
- 123 Papua New Guinea 52 compare
- 123 Sierra Leone 52 compare
- 123 Slovenia 52 compare
- 123 Uzbekistan 52 compare
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)
- Commercial service exports 18.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Costa Rica?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Costa Rica was 52 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 52 in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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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.