Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 15 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Dominican Republic, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Dominican Republic stood at 15 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Dominican Republic peaked at 15 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2005.
Dominican Republic ranks 82nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 number | 13 number | 13 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.8 number | 13 number | 15 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 52.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Dominican Republic?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Dominican Republic was 15 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.