Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 32 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Puerto Rico, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Puerto Rico 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 peaked at 48 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2012.
Puerto Rico ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48 | — |
| 2006 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 32 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.8, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.2 | 28 | 48 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More private sector data for Puerto Rico
- New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (2020)
- International tourism, receipts 2.92 billion current US$ (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures 893.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 301.00 million current US$ (2018)
- Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 100.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Minimum capital 0.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Women (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Puerto Rico?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Puerto Rico was 32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2012.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Puerto Rico ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- 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 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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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.