Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Argentina
Argentina: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 17 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Argentina, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 17 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Argentina peaked at 22 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2019.
Argentina ranks 46th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 number | — |
| 2006 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 number | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 number | -19.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 17 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 17 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 number, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 number | 22 number | 22 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.2 number | 17 number | 22 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 45 Pakistan 17.05 number compare
- 46 Bahamas 17 number compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 number compare
- 46 Cape Verde 17 number compare
- 46 Central African Republic 17 number compare
- 46 Costa Rica 17 number compare
- 46 Ecuador 17 number compare
- 46 Finland 17 number compare
- 46 Greece 17 number compare
- 46 Honduras 17 number compare
- 46 Iceland 17 number compare
- 46 Kazakhstan 17 number compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 17 number compare
- 46 Madagascar 17 number compare
- 46 Mongolia 17 number compare
- 46 Papua New Guinea 17 number compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 17 number compare
- 46 Slovenia 17 number compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 17 number compare
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Argentina?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Argentina was 17 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 22 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Argentina ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.