Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Guyana
Guyana: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 48 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Guyana, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Guyana is 48, measured in 2019. That is the lowest 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 Guyana peaked at 76 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2006.
That places Guyana 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76 | — |
| 2006 | 48 | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 71% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6 | 48 | 76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 143 Pakistan 51.8 compare
- 144 China 48 compare
- 144 Indonesia 48 compare
- 144 Azerbaijan 48 compare
- 144 Bulgaria 48 compare
- 144 Jamaica 48 compare
- 144 Kosovo 48 compare
- 144 Nicaragua 48 compare
- 144 Panama 48 compare
- 144 Samoa 48 compare
- 144 Turkey 48 compare
- 144 Uganda 48 compare
- 144 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 48 compare
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Guyana?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Guyana was 48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Guyana ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.