Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Colombia
Colombia: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 13 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Colombia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Colombia stood at 13 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Colombia peaked at 15 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2009.
Colombia ranks 120th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 number | — |
| 2006 | 15 number | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 number | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 13 number | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 number | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 13 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 13 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 number, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2 number | 13 number | 15 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 13 number | 13 number | 13 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 119 Russia 13.1 number compare
- 120 Afghanistan 13 number compare
- 120 Democratic Republic of Congo 13 number compare
- 120 Congo 13 number compare
- 120 Equatorial Guinea 13 number compare
- 120 Gabon 13 number compare
- 120 Guinea-Bissau 13 number compare
- 120 Lithuania 13 number compare
- 120 Malawi 13 number compare
- 120 Netherlands 13 number compare
- 120 Qatar 13 number compare
- 120 Spain 13 number compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 13 number compare
- 120 Switzerland 13 number compare
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Colombia?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Colombia was 13 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2009.
- How does Colombia rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Colombia ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.