Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 48 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Jamaica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Jamaica stood at 48. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Jamaica peaked at 60 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60 | — |
| 2006 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica'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 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.6 | 48 | 60 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 143 Pakistan 51.8 compare
- 144 China 48 compare
- 144 Indonesia 48 compare
- 144 Azerbaijan 48 compare
- 144 Bulgaria 48 compare
- 144 Guyana 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 Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Jamaica?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Jamaica was 48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Jamaica ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.