Dealing with construction permits: Procedures 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 117th of 185 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.
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
- 116 Russia 13.1 number compare
- 117 Afghanistan 13 number compare
- 117 Democratic Republic of Congo 13 number compare
- 117 Congo 13 number compare
- 117 Equatorial Guinea 13 number compare
- 117 Gabon 13 number compare
- 117 Guinea-Bissau 13 number compare
- 117 Lithuania 13 number compare
- 117 Malawi 13 number compare
- 117 Netherlands 13 number compare
- 117 Qatar 13 number compare
- 117 Spain 13 number compare
- 117 Sri Lanka 13 number compare
- 117 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)
- Commercial service exports 19.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 24.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 32.5% (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 117th out of 185 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.