How does Chile rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?

Chile ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Chile

Name: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Chile
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Chile: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 51.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

51.3

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

146th

of 188 countries

All-time high

51.3

in 2011

All-time low

34.87

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Chile, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Chile stood at 51.3. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Chile peaked at 51.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34.87, in 2005.

That places Chile 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	34.87	34.87	34.87	5
2010s	49.65	34.87	51.3	10

Countries ranked near Chile

143 Latvia 52.16 compare
144 Hungary 52.02 compare
145 Madagascar 51.59 compare
147 Afghanistan 50.14 compare
148 Israel 49.86 compare
149 Indonesia 49.82 compare

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More private sector data for Chile

Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
Food imports 11.6% (2025)
Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 22.7% (2025)
Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 12.55 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 36.0% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 37.2% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Chile?: Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Chile was 51.3 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 51.3 in 2011.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 34.87 in 2005.
How does Chile rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?: Chile ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.