Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Panama
Panama: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 18 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Panama, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Panama is 18 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Panama peaked at 20 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18 number, in 2013.
That places Panama 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20 number | — |
| 2006 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 number | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 number | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 18 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 18 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 number, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8 number | 19 number | 20 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.3 number | 18 number | 19 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 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 Jamaica 18 number compare
- 32 Kosovo 18 number compare
- 32 Nicaragua 18 number compare
- 32 Samoa 18 number compare
- 32 Turkey 18 number compare
- 32 Uganda 18 number compare
- 32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 18 number compare
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Panama?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Panama was 18 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 20 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 number in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.