Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Panama
Panama: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 48 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Panama, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Panama recorded 48 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Panama peaked at 48 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2005.
That places Panama 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40 | — |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 71% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama'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 | 40.8 | 40 | 44 | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.8 | 44 | 48 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 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 Jamaica 48 compare
- 144 Kosovo 48 compare
- 144 Nicaragua 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 Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Panama?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Panama was 48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Panama ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.