Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 13 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Sri Lanka, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sri Lanka stood at 13 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sri Lanka peaked at 15 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2013.
Sri Lanka ranks 120th of 188 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.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 number | — |
| 2006 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 number | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 number | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 13 number | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 number | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 number | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 13 number | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 13 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 13 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.88 number, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2 number | 14 number | 15 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.7 number | 13 number | 15 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sri Lanka?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Sri Lanka was 13 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.