Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 19 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Uruguay, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uruguay is 19 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uruguay peaked at 19 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19 number, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 24th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 number | — |
| 2006 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 number | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 19 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 19 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 number, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 number | 19 number | 19 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 19 number | 19 number | 19 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ 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 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uruguay?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Uruguay was 19 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 number in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.