Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 60 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Dominican Republic, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Dominican Republic stood at 60. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Dominican Republic peaked at 68 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 60, in 2016.
That places Dominican Republic 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68 | — |
| 2006 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 60 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 60 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 60 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.8 | 60 | 68 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Dominican Republic?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Dominican Republic was 60 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 68 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.