Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Latvia
Latvia: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 14 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Latvia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Latvia stood at 14 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Latvia peaked at 19 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14 number, in 2013.
Latvia ranks 96th 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 | 18.8 number | 18 number | 19 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.9 number | 14 number | 17 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 94 India 14.76 number compare
- 95 Mexico 14.66 number compare
- 96 Benin 14 number compare
- 96 Chad 14 number compare
- 96 Eswatini 14 number compare
- 96 Haiti 14 number compare
- 96 Italy 14 number compare
- 96 Mali 14 number compare
- 96 Mauritania 14 number compare
- 96 Micronesia (country) 14 number compare
- 96 Paraguay 14 number compare
- 96 Portugal 14 number compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 14 number compare
- 96 Senegal 14 number compare
- 96 Slovakia 14 number compare
- 96 Solomon Islands 14 number compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 14 number compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 number compare
- 96 Thailand 14 number compare
- 96 Tonga 14 number compare
- 96 Tunisia 14 number compare
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 23.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 53.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Latvia?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Latvia was 14 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 number in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Latvia ranks 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.