Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Mexico

Mexico: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 14.66 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.66 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 188 countries
All-time high
15 number
in 2010
All-time low
13 number
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Mexico, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 14 number2006: 14 number2007: 13 number2008: 13 number2009: 13 number2010: 15 number2011: 15 number2012: 15 number2013: 14.7 number2014: 14.7 number2015: 14.7 number2016: 14.7 number2017: 14.7 number2018: 14.7 number2019: 14.7 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 14.66 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019.

That represents a change of up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Mexico peaked at 15 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2007.

Mexico ranks 98th of 188 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.

Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) in Mexico, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 14 number —
2006 14 number +0.0%
2007 13 number -7.1%
2008 13 number +0.0%
2009 13 number +0.0%
2010 15 number +15.4%
2011 15 number +0.0%
2012 15 number +0.0%
2013 14.66 number -2.3%
2014 14.66 number +0.0%
2015 14.66 number +0.0%
2016 14.66 number +0.0%
2017 14.66 number +0.0%
2018 14.66 number +0.0%
2019 14.66 number +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 14.66 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 14.66 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 number, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4 number 13 number 14 number 5
2010s 14.76 number 14.66 number 15 number 10

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 97 India 14.76 number compare
  2. 99 Benin 14 number compare
  3. 99 Chad 14 number compare
  4. 99 Eswatini 14 number compare
  5. 99 Haiti 14 number compare
  6. 99 Italy 14 number compare
  7. 99 Latvia 14 number compare
  8. 99 Mali 14 number compare
  9. 99 Mauritania 14 number compare
  10. 99 Micronesia (country) 14 number compare
  11. 99 Paraguay 14 number compare
  12. 99 Portugal 14 number compare
  13. 99 Saudi Arabia 14 number compare
  14. 99 Senegal 14 number compare
  15. 99 Slovakia 14 number compare
  16. 99 Solomon Islands 14 number compare
  17. 99 Saint Lucia 14 number compare
  18. 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 number compare
  19. 99 Thailand 14 number compare
  20. 99 Tonga 14 number compare
  21. 99 Tunisia 14 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Mexico?
Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Mexico was 14.66 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 15 number in 2010.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2007.
How does Mexico rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
Mexico ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number)
Unit
number
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,751 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.