Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 17 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Costa Rica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 17 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Costa Rica peaked at 23 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 number | 23 number | 23 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.6 number | 17 number | 23 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Costa Rica?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Costa Rica was 17 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.