Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Jamaica
Jamaica: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 18 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Jamaica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Jamaica stood at 18 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Jamaica peaked at 18 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15 number, in 2005.
That places Jamaica 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 number | 15 number | 15 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1 number | 15 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 31 Brazil 18.61 number compare
- 32 China 18 number compare
- 32 Indonesia 18 number compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 18 number compare
- 32 Bulgaria 18 number compare
- 32 Guyana 18 number compare
- 32 Nicaragua 18 number compare
- 32 Panama 18 number compare
- 32 Samoa 18 number compare
- 32 Turkey 18 number compare
- 32 Uganda 18 number compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.22 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 47.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 37.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Jamaica?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Jamaica was 18 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 number in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.