Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Puerto Rico (US)

Puerto Rico (US): Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 32 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
48
in 2005
All-time low
28
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Puerto Rico (US), 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 482006: 482007: 482008: 482009: 482010: 482011: 362012: 282013: 282014: 322015: 322016: 322017: 322018: 322019: 32

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Puerto Rico (US) recorded 32 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Puerto Rico (US) peaked at 48 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2012.

Puerto Rico (US) ranks 173rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48 48 48 5
2010s 33.2 28 48 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Puerto Rico (US)?
Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Puerto Rico (US) was 32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?
The highest recorded value was 48 in 2005.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?
The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2012.
How does Puerto Rico (US) rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
Puerto Rico (US) ranks 173rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico (US)?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico (US) 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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Indicator
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.