Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index in Costa Rica, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index in Costa Rica stood at 2 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 99th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index in Costa Rica?
- Dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index in Costa Rica was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index (0-4) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The professional certifications index evaluates professional certi?cation requirements. It has two components: (i) the qualification requirements of the professional responsible for verifying that the architectural plans or drawings are in compliance with the building regulations; and (ii) the qualification requirements of the professional who conducts the technical inspections during construction. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.