Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 11 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Guatemala, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Guatemala stood at 11 number.
The figure is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Guatemala peaked at 18 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 number, in 2012.
Guatemala ranks 148th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 number | — |
| 2006 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 number | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 number | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 number | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 number | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 11 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 11 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 number, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8 number | 17 number | 18 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 12 number | 10 number | 17 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 148 Australia 11 number compare
- 148 Austria 11 number compare
- 148 Comoros 11 number compare
- 148 Dominica 11 number compare
- 148 Georgia 11 number compare
- 148 Iraq 11 number compare
- 148 Luxembourg 11 number compare
- 148 Mozambique 11 number compare
- 148 New Zealand 11 number compare
- 148 Norway 11 number compare
- 148 Serbia 11 number compare
- 148 United Arab Emirates 11 number compare
- 148 Venezuela 11 number compare
- 148 Yemen 11 number compare
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Guatemala?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Guatemala was 11 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 number in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Guatemala ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.