Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in El Salvador
El Salvador: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 16 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in El Salvador, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in El Salvador stood at 16 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in El Salvador peaked at 18 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16 number, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 63rd 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 | 18 number | 18 number | 18 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.6 number | 16 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 63 Belize 16 number compare
- 63 Botswana 16 number compare
- 63 Cameroon 16 number compare
- 63 Ghana 16 number compare
- 63 Guinea 16 number compare
- 63 Iran, Islamic Rep. 16 number compare
- 63 Kenya 16 number compare
- 63 Kiribati 16 number compare
- 63 Malta 16 number compare
- 63 Myanmar 16 number compare
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 16 number compare
- 63 Seychelles 16 number compare
- 63 Sudan 16 number compare
- 63 Timor-Leste 16 number compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 16 number compare
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 31.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 18.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in El Salvador?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in El Salvador was 16 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 number in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.